Hindi isasapubliko ng Marcos Administration ang schedule ng RORE mission ng pamahalaan sa West Philippine Sea (WPS), taliwas sa una nang rekomendasyon sa Pangulo, kasunod ng pinakahuling agresyon ng China sa Ayungin Shoal, kung saan isang Navy personnel ang naputulan ng daliri.
“We will continue our rotation and resupply missions on a regular basis. The welfare of our troops in the BRP Sierra Madre being a matter of utmost importance. The President has reiterated that we will not publish schedules of any RORE.” —Secretary Teodoro.
Sa press briefing sa Malacañang, sinabi ni Defense Secretary Gibo Teodoro na matapos ang pagbisita ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. sa WESCOM kahapon (June 23), kung saan personal na nakausap ng Pangulo ang mga involve at nakaranas ng pangha-harrass ng China sa Ayungin, nabuo ang desisyon nito.
“As declared by the President in numerous instances, we will not give up an inch, not even a millimeter of our territory to any foreign power. We will continue to defend our territory and exercise sovereign rights thereon as we see fit. We reiterate that we seek neither permission nor consent from anyone in performing our sworn duties in the West Philippine Sea.” —Sec Teodoro.
Malinaw na aniya na hindi aksidente at hindi misunderstandingn ang akto ng China, bagkus, sinadya ng mga Chinese personnel ang ginawa nilang panghaharrass sa tropa ng pamahalaan sa Ayungin.
“After our visit to our troops in Palawan yesterday, where the President personally talked to the troops involved in the RORE, we have now come to the conclusion that it was not a misunderstanding or an accident. We are not downplaying the incident; it was an aggressive and illegal use of force. We, however, continue to find peaceful solutions to this issue as pointed out by the President.” —Sec Teodoro.
Ipagpapatuloy aniya ng pamahalaan ang pag-depensa sa teritoryo, at pagpapatupad ng sovereign rights ng Pilipinas.
“We will continue to defend our territory and exercise sovereign rights thereon as we see fit. We reiterate that
we seek neither permission nor consent from anyone in performing our sworn duties in the West Philippine Sea.” -Secretary Teodoro.
At hindi ito kailanman magpapaalam sa anomang bansa, tuwing magsasagawa ito ng aktibidad, o gagampanan ang tungkulin nito sa West Philippine Sea.
“The President was inspired by the bravery and commitment of our soldiers in WESCOM, and they can be assured of the entire support of the Armed Forces and this administration in carrying out their duties to protect our territorial integrity, sovereignty and sovereign rights.” —Sec Teodoro.| ulat ni Racquel Bayan
