News Snapshot:
The BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal, part of the disputed Spratly Islands. Chiara Zambrano/File MANILA - Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday said China cannot stop the Philippines from fixing parts of BRP Sierra Madre, a dilapidated Philippine Navy ship at the Ayungin Shoal in the Kalayaan Group of Islands. This, after Chinese Coast Guard vessels “shadowed” or closely followed two Filipino boats carrying supplies for the BRP Sierra Madre during the Philippine military’s rotation and resupply mission last week. BRP Sierra Madre gets fresh troops, supplies The Chinese vessels also issued radio challenges against the Philippine side. Lorenzana...
