by Franco Jose C. Baroña - Bernadette E. Tamayo - Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino - Agence France-Presse
Jun 20, 2024 12:24 am
THE China Coast Guard (CCG) that boarded Filipino boats and seized guns on board acted like pirates, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said Wednesday as he demanded the return of their firearms.
'We are demanding that the Chinese return our rifles and our equipment, and we are also demanding for them to pay [for] the damage that they have caused. They should pay because we will not allow them to just destroy and take our equipment,' Brawner said.
This handout photograph taken on June 17, 2024 and released by Armed Forces of the Philippines-Public Affairs Office (AFP-PAO) on June 19 shows destroyed windshield with communication and navigational equipments of a Philippine navy boat. The Philippine military said on June 19, the Chinese coast guard rammed and boarded Filipino navy boats in a violent confrontation in the South China Sea this week in which a Filipino sailor lost a thumb. China defended its actions, with its foreign ministry saying that no direct measures were taken against Filipino personnel. ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES-PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE / AFP
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