Civilians on board Philippine fishing boats sailed Wednesday towards a China-controlled reef off the Southeast Asian country to distribute provisions to Filipino fishermen and assert their rights to the disputed waterway.
Members of the Atin Ito Coalition, a civilian-led mission to the South China Sea , show the buoys that will be used in Scarborough Shoal , during a press conference in Quezon City, Metro Manila on May 8, 2024.MANILA, Philippines —
"Our mission is peaceful, based on international law and aimed at asserting our sovereign rights," Rafaela David of Atin Ito said in a statement on the eve of the trip to give food and fuel to fishermen. WPS is the acronym for the West Philippine Sea, Manila's name for the South China Sea waters immediately west of the Philippines.
China claims almost the entire South China Sea, brushing off rival claims by the Philippines and other countries, and ignoring an international ruling that its assertion has no legal basis. This is the second civilian convoy organized by the Atin Ito group. A previous trip to the South China Sea in December was aborted due to shadowing by Chinese vessels.Get ready for the biggest price slash off TCL aircon this summer
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