Philippines Army says that China should ‘behave, not interfere with our Ayungin Shoal resupply mission'

This video grab from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Facebook page shows the China Coast Guard’s dangerous maneuvers and illegal use of water cannons against the PCG vessels escorting supply boats chartered by the Armed Forces of the Philippines on Aug 5. The Philippine boats were delivering food, water, fuel and other supplies to soldiers stationed at BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal.

MANILA (Philippines Daily Inquirer/ANN): The China Coast Guard (CCG) should ‘behave’ and avoid interfering with the Philippines’ resupply mission for troops stationed at the grounded BRP Sierra Madre in the Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said.

In a statement issued on Saturday evening, AFP spokesperson Col. Medel Aguilar reiterated that the supply mission for the military troops aims “to maintain the country’s presence in the Ayungin Shoal and to exercise its sovereign rights and jurisdiction based on international law to ensure regional peace and stability.”