FILE PHOTO: Sen. Francis Tolentino. Senate PRIB
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Francis Tolentino beneficial that the Philippine authorities search a world committee’s help within the supply of humanitarian help and meals provides to troops in Ayungin Shoal on the West Philippine Sea.
The lawmaker wrote Division of International Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo to convey his suggestion.
“In view of the escalating circumstances within the West Ph Sea, notably close to the Ayungin Shoal relative to our resupply missions, my humble advice is to hunt the help of the Worldwide Committee of the Pink Cross (ICRC) primarily based in Geneva, Switzerland,” mentioned Tolentino, chair of the Senate’s particular panel on maritime and admiralty zones.
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“The ICRC beneath the Geneva Conference can facilitate the required humanitarian help to our Navy personnel residing in BRP Sierra Madre and would pave the best way for the supply of the wanted meals provides by our troopers therein,” he added.
INQUIRER.web has sought the DFA’s touch upon the senator’s advice, however the company has but to reply as of the posting of this story.
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Tolentino’s suggestion adopted the China Coast Guard’s newest aggression within the West Philippine Sea, close to the Ayungin Shoal.
Based on Nationwide Safety Adviser Eduardo Año, China towed a Philippine vessel on a resupply mission to troops aboard BRP Sierra Madre on Monday, June 17.
The grounded BRP Sierra Madre is positioned on Ayungin Shoal, which is contained in the Philippines’ unique financial zone
The United States has condemned the incident, saying it induced “bodily damage, broken Philippine vessels, and hindered lawful maritime operations to provide meals, water, and important provides to Philippine personnel inside the Philippine’s unique financial zone.”
“Ayungin Shoal is 423.30 nautical miles from the Paracels, and 617.39 nautical miles from the Chinese language mainland – clearly past the 200 nautical miles most maritime entitlement for an unique financial zone beneath United Nations Conference on the Legislation of the Sea,” the DFA earlier mentioned.
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“China can not, due to this fact, lawfully train sovereignty over it,” it added.
