TEODORO: CONTINUE ROTATION, RESUPPLY MISSION TO BRP SIERRA MADRE AT AYUNGIN SHOAL

By Junex Doronio

MANILA — Amid the continuing tensions in the West Philippine Sea, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro on Tuesday (16 July 2024) said there is a need to continuously conduct the Rotation and Resupply (RORE) mission to BRP Sierra Madre which was deliberately grounded at the Ayungin Shoal since 1999 as a symbol of the country’s sovereignty.

“Right now, we are going to do the RORE as routinely as possible but we will wait for the National Maritime Council to give us the appropriate guidance, in terms of timing, and the DFA and the NMC,” Teodoro quipped.

However, there is still no date for the next RORE mission.

Teodoro said he believes the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is well aware of what to do next amid continuing tensions in the West Philippine Sea.

(el Amigo/mnm)