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Ayungin Shoal resupply mission an assertion of PHL sovereignty — AFP

By Priam F. Nepomuceno MANILA, March 30 (PNA) — The successful mission to resupply and rotate the Marine contingent standing watch over Ayungin Shoal is an assertion of Philippine claim and sovereignty to the area. This was revealed by Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Major Gen. Domingo Tutaan, Jr,. “It’s an assertion of our claim to that territory and the mission to resupply the troops in the area,” he added. This, despite efforts […]