Philippine Senators denounce China’s ‘latest act of intimidation' at sea

A Philippine supply boat sails near a Chinese Coast Guard ship during a resupply mission for Filipino troops stationed at a grounded warship in the South China Sea on Oct 4, 2023. — Reuters

MANILA (Philippine Daily Enquirer/ANN): Senators in the Philippines on Saturday (Nov 11) condemned the latest attempt of the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) to block a resupply mission of the Philippines to the grounded BRP Sierra Madre at the Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.

Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda described the CCG’s behavior as a “latest act of intimidation.”