Bantay ng Ayungin: Remembering a defining moment for 'Brigada'

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GMA Integrated News' Ian Cruz recounts his experience covering a Philippine rotation and resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea in March 2014.

As one of the award-winning Public Affairs programs of GMA aired its final episode on March 16, 2024, many had asked me what my most memorable "Brigada" story was.A lot of compelling stories came to my mind, but one segment stood out — the mission to Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea 10 years ago.In this segment, the Filipino audience saw how difficult a rotation and resupply mission was due to the harassment by the China Coast Guard.

7 nautical miles off Ayungin Shoal, when the China Coast Guard's 1127 vessel, a patrol cutter, sailed near our little boat. Another China Coast Coast Guard ship was seen on the radar heading as fast as 16 knots toward our position. For the first time, while inside the AM700 bridge, I heard the China Coast Guard’s radio challenge template asking us to identify ourselves, that we had entered the territory of the People’s Republic of China, and that we must leave immediately.

 

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