Equip escort ships with water cannons
FILE PHOTO: Chinese Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel. REUTERS/Adrian Portugal/File Photo
For the nth time, the China Coast Guard (CCG) used water cannons on a Philippine boat going to Ayungin Shoal to supply the needs of our personnel manning the BRP Sierra Madre, our long-lived outpost which conforms to our exclusive economic zone boundary.
Our response to all these provocations, harassment, and aggressions is to lodge diplomatic protests emphasizing that the CCG injured our men and caused damage to our boats.
Why not provide our supply boat with escort ships equipped with water cannons?
Aeric P. Bernardino
