Senate inquiry into latest Ayungin Shoal incident pushed

The Senate has been urged to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, on the June 17 incident in Ayungin Shoal involving Filipino troops and Chinese Coast Guard personnel that left seven Filipinos injured.Senator Imee Marcos has filed proposed Senate Resolution 1055, emphasizing the need to examine further the events that took place on June 17 in order to determine how the government can better protect Filipino servicemen and citizens during its resupply missions to BRP Sierra Madre.

Hontiveros said this incident is "unacceptable" and China has "severely violated not only international law, but our human rights.""Violence should not be committed on our seas," she said.GMA News Online has reached out to the Armed Forces of the Philippines regarding Hontiveros' statement, but it has yet to provide a response as of posting time.

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