07-03-2024, 10:14 AM
“At least our primary mission to resupply and rotate the troops was done and they are now aboard UM 1,” he said.
“For our secondary objective, unfortunately due to the illegal and coercive actions of China, we were not able to complete it, but the important thing is that all the troops aboard UM 4 are safe with only minor injuries,” Carlos said.
The Philippines on Wednesday accused China of “deliberately stirring up trouble” in the West China Sea.
Despite the minor setback, the military will give the UM 4 another shot to try to reach Ayungin. “We tried our best. We’re gonna do it again. We have to test whether this can enter the shoal because UM 1 is a bit small so we would like to use this in future Rores,” Carlos said.
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“For our secondary objective, unfortunately due to the illegal and coercive actions of China, we were not able to complete it, but the important thing is that all the troops aboard UM 4 are safe with only minor injuries,” Carlos said.
The Philippines on Wednesday accused China of “deliberately stirring up trouble” in the West China Sea.
Despite the minor setback, the military will give the UM 4 another shot to try to reach Ayungin. “We tried our best. We’re gonna do it again. We have to test whether this can enter the shoal because UM 1 is a bit small so we would like to use this in future Rores,” Carlos said.
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1915229/da...e=(direct)&utm_medium=gallery