Palace: West PH Sea resupply mission successful after Chinese water cannon attack

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Philippine troops stationed at the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea receive supplies on Nov. 23, 2021. A supply mission a week earlier, or on Nov. 16, 2021, was aborted after Chinese coast guards blocked and water-cannoned the Philippine boats near the shoal. Photo supplied by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana " src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/11/23/20211123-ayungin.jpg"/><figcaption>Philippine troops stationed at the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea receive supplies on Nov. 23, 2021. A supply mission a week earlier, or on Nov. 16, 2021, was aborted after Chinese coast guards blocked and water-cannoned the Philippine boats near the shoal.<em> Photo supplied by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA (UPDATE) — Government forces brought fresh supplies to troops stationed at Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea Tuesday, after the mission was aborted last week when it was blocked by Chinese coast guard. </p><p>The Philippines has condemned the actions of three Chinese coast guard vessels that it said used water cannon on resupply boats headed toward Filipino-occupied Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal), one of the nine features in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) occupied by Filipino troops.</p><div> </div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1834238" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>&quot;Dumating na ang resupply boats sa Ayungin Shoal at nakarating na sa BRP Sierra Madre (navy ship) ngayong tanghali,&quot; said Malacañang acting spokesman Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles.</p><p>(The resupply boats reached Ayungin Shoal and the BRP Sierra Madre this noon.) </p><p>He said this was a &quot;testament and proof that we can peacefully supply and resupply our Filipino citizens there.&quot; </p><p>But Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said a Chinese coast guard ship was in the vicinity during the resupply mission. He said it sent a rubber boat with 3 persons near the Sierra Madre, and they took photos and videos while the supplies were being unloaded.</p><p>&quot;I have communicated to the Chinese ambassador that we consider these acts as a form of intimidation and harassment,&quot; he said in a statement.</p><p>Lorenzana said Sunday that Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian had assured him the resupply mission will not be impeded.</p><p>The Philippines asserts that Ayungin Shoal is part of the KIG, an integral part of the country, as well as its exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, over which it said it has sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction. This was affirmed by an International arbitral court in 2016.</p><p>President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said in a summit between ASEAN and China that Philippine authorities &quot;abhor&quot; the water cannon attack and &quot;view with grave concern other similar developments.&quot; </p><p>He said the 2016 ruling by the United Nations-backed arbitral court which rejected China&#x27;s &quot;historical&quot; claims to Philippine waters provides &quot;legal clarity… pointing us to a just and fair solution to our disputes.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/06/21/duterte-china-arbitral-ruling-west-philippine-sea">Duterte calls Philippine arbitral victory vs China a piece of &#x27;paper&#x27; that led to nothing</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/22/21/duterte-arbitral-awards-value-cant-be-diminished">Duterte: Arbitral award&#x27;s value can&#x27;t be diminished</a></li></ul><p>Fishers&#x27; group Pamalakaya said Duterte&#x27;s pronouncements came &quot;too little, too late.&quot; </p><p>&quot;China has already occupied and transformed most parts of our exclusive economic zone into military bases courtesy of President Duterte’s subservient foreign policies over the last 5 years,&quot; said the group. </p><p>&quot;Duterte’s statement was more of a salvation of his political interest than assertion of national sovereignty,&quot; it added. </p><p>Nograles said, &quot;Hindi po totoo lahat ng mga paratang na ‘yon.&quot; </p><p>(All those allegations are not true.) </p><p>&quot;The DFA acted swiftly, the President spoke about the issue, and resupply boats po natin ay nakarating sa (our resupply boats reached) Ayungin Shoal,&quot; he said. </p><p>The chief of the Philippine military&#x27;s Western Command, Vice Admiral Ramil Roberto Enriquez, said the number of Chinese coast guard vessels in the area had gone down to two as of Saturday night, from three Tuesday last week.</p><p>He said the Chinese maritime militia vessels had also left the shoal. China has denied operating a militia.</p><p>There were 19 vessels near Ayungin Shoal recently and 45 near Pag-asa Island, another Philippines-occupied area, according to National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/11/19/21/us-warns-china-on-action-against-philippines">US warns China on action against Philippines </a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/21/21/australia-japan-other-countries-express-concern-over-ayungin-shoal-incident">Australia, Japan, other countries express concern over Ayungin Shoal incident</a></li></ul><p>China continues to disregard the 2016 arbitral ruling.<br/> <br/><strong>— With a report from Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News; and Reuters </strong></p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1838839" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar"><em>Video courtesy of PTV </em></div>

Government said a resupply mission reached troops stationed at Ayungin Shoal on Tuesday, after it was aborted last week when it was blocked by China.

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Palace: West PH Sea resupply mission successful after Chinese water cannon attack

Palace: West PH Sea resupply mission successful after Chinese water cannon attack

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Published Nov 23, 2021 02:23 PM PHT

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Updated Nov 25, 2021 12:42 PM PHT

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