Marcos: No agreement with China to remove PH ship from Ayungin Shoal

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PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday insisted that there is no existing agreement between the Philippines and China to remove the grounded BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal. This is contrary to claims by Beijing that the Philippine government has agreed to remove the military vessel from the disputed territory. FILE - A dilapidated Philippine Navy ship LT 57 (Sierra Madre) with Philippine troops deployed on board is anchored off Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, on March 30, 2014, in the South China Sea. Chinese coast guard ships blocked and used water cannons on two Philippine supply...