The Philippines continues to seek compensation for damaged and lost military assets two years after the West Philippine Sea incident on ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ 17, 2024.
During the incident, Chinese Coast Guard personnel forcibly blocked and boarded Philippine rigid-hull inflatable boats conducting a ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ (RORE) mission for troops stationed aboard ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐. A Philippine Navy Special Operations Group member sustained a severe injury that resulted in the loss of his right thumb.
The Department of Foreign Affairs lodged several diplomatic protests regarding the incident and has already submitted all necessary documents to support the countryโs compensation claim; however, two years on, ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐๐๐.
Source: https://bnc.bilyonaryo.com/china-still-ignores-p60m…/news/