THE military said it was able to deliver on Thursday provisions to the Philippine soldiers stationed at the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal despite the presence of several Chinese vessels in the disputed waters.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), with support from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), 'delivered essential supplies and provisions to the personnel' aboard the beached Sierra Madre and 'facilitated troop rotation,' AFP Public Affairs chief Col. Xerxes Trinidad said in a statement Friday.