AFP blasts China’s deceptive claims on Ayungin Shoal

By Martin Sadongdong The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has rejected Beijing’s assertion that Manila promised to remove BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal, branding the claim as part of China’s long‑standing pattern of deceptive narratives in the West Philippine Sea. AFP spokesperson retired admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad said the Chinese Communist Party “speaks of […]