'No need for PH allies to join resupply trips'

By Franco Jose C. Baroña

Nov 03, 2023 12:25 am

THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said there is no need for its allies, including the United States, to escort Philippine vessels delivering provisions to Filipino soldiers stationed on Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal amid the growing number of maritime confrontations between China and Manila.

'Our RoRe (rotation and resupply) mission is for us to undertake,' said AFP spokesman Col. Medel Aguilar in a briefing on Thursday.

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