PH won't 'abandon' shoal despite Ayungin incident

By Catherine S. Valente

Nov 20, 2021 12:09 am

THE Philippine government will not abandon its military outpost at the Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), Malacañang said on Friday, after Chinese Coast Guard vessels 'blocked and water-cannoned' Philippine supply boats from reaching the disputed area.

In his virtual news briefing, acting Palace spokesman and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Alexei Nograles said the government will continue to defend the Philippines' sovereignty and territory.

This file photo taken on March 29, 2014 shows a Philippine Navy vessel that has been grounded since 1999 to assert the nation's sovereignty over the Second Thomas Shoal, a remote South China Sea reef also claimed by China. The Philippines on November 18, 2021 accused Chinese Coast Guard vessels of firing water cannon at boats delivering supplies to Filipino military personnel in the disputed South China Sea, and ordered Beijing to back off. JAY DIRECTO / AFP

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