Thursday, June 20, 2024

CSAFP: ‘OUR TROOPS FOUGHT BACK’

 



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CSAFP: ‘OUR TROOPS FOUGHT BACK’

CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City—General Romeo Brawner Jr, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, said that soldiers conducting a rotation and resupply mission at the BRP Sierra Madre (LS57) at Ayungin Shoal on June 17 fought back with “everything that they had.”
 
This clarification was made during his visit and “talk to troops” at the headquarters of Western Command in Palawan on June 19, where he also awarded medals to military personnel involved in the RoRe operation and the previous successful airdrop mission.

“The good thing is that we fought. The Chinese Coast Guard personnel had bladed weapons and our personnel fought with bare hands. That is what’s important. We were outnumbered and their weapons were unexpected but our personnel fought with everything that they had,” General Brawner Jr added.

The bravery and dedication of operating troops stood out against overwhelming and armed aggression by a careless world superpower.
 
“Only pirates do this. Only pirates board, steal, and destroy ships, equipment, and belongings,” the CSAFP said, describing the China Coast Guard and its actions in the last RoRe.

In the end, General Brawner Jr said that the missions will continue. “That is our obligation and that is our right. We will not leave Ayungin Shoal.”

Photo by PFC Carmelotes/PAOAFP

 

 

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