The concept that there could also be an “informant” offering China with info on Philippine resupply missions to Ayungin Shoal and different areas within the West Philippine Sea may very well be Chinese propaganda, the Armed Forces mentioned.
In Chino Gaston and Ian Cruz’s report on “24 Oras” on Monday, Armed Forces chief General Romeo Brawner, Jr. mentioned that the AFP is investigating the likelihood, however that it might additionally simply be disinformation coming from China.
“[P]ropaganda lang ng Tsina ‘yon because in the last resupply hindi naman nila alam kung ano ‘yung laman,” he mentioned.
Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson for the WPS Commodore Jay Tarriela earlier mentioned that the Chinese authorities seems to have superior data of the resupply missions, and floated the potential for informants.
Chinese coast guard and militia vessels hit Philippine boats with water from a cannon and carried out harmful maneuvers in opposition to them throughout a resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre off Ayungin Shoal on August 5.
The Chinese vessels once more carried out “dangerous maneuvers” in opposition to Philippine vessels in a follow-up resupply mission days later.
Over the weekend a Chinese vessel “shadowed” the BRP Laguna on a resupply mission to Ayungin and to Pag-asa Island.
“It is our right, it is our obligation to bring supplies to our soldiers sa mga isla natin sa mga ibat ibang features that we are occupying,” mentioned Brawner, including that there is no such thing as a “special arrangement” with China to take action.
“Hindi tayo nagpapaalam at hindi tayo kailangang magpaalam sa China para mag resupply,” he mentioned. — BM, GMA Integrated News
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