The defense chief also tries to downplay the US' role in a recent Ayungin resupply mission
It was at the tail-end of a joint press conference with Australia’s deputy prime minister when Philippine Defense Secretary Gibo Teodoro, seemingly irked by “fake news” propagated by China weeks back, urged the public to stop “making a fuss” about their “propaganda.”
It’s also become a flashpoint for China’s unrelenting aggressive moves in the West Philippine Sea. In early August, a Philippine resupply mission for BRP Sierra Madre was harassed and blocked by the China Coast Guard and Chinese military militia vessels. The resupply mission was eventually completed on August 22, but not without China’s repeated attempts to still block Philippine vessels.
What is already being planned, said Teodoro, was a joint sail operation between the Philippine and US navy forces.
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