PH vows to defend sovereign rights over Ayungin amid increased Chinese presence
The Philippines on Friday vowed to defend its sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the Ayungin, or Second Thomas Shoal, in the West Philippine Sea amid China's deployment of armed civilian vessels near the country's military outpost in the area being claimed by Beijing as its own.
The Philippines on Friday vowed to defend its sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the Ayungin, or Second Thomas Shoal, in the West Philippine Sea amid China's deployment of armed civilian vessels near the country's military outpost in the area being claimed by Beijing as its own.


REXSON PENEYRA 










