THE Navy on Tuesday said it spotted fewer China vessels during the latest resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship that the Philippines deliberately grounded on Ayungin Shoal in 1999 to serve as a military outpost in the disputed South China Sea.

Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, Navy spokesman for the West Philippine Sea, said it has only monitored two People's Liberation Army-Navy warships, five China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels and two Chinese maritime militia vessels during the Jan. 24 resupply mission.

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