MANILA, Philippines – Hinatiran ng Pilipinas ng suplay ang mga crew ng BRP Teresa Magbanua na nakahimpil sa Escoda Shoal gamit ang helicopter, ayon kay Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff Gen. Romeo Brawner nitong Huwebes, Agosto 29.
“So when our troops are already hungry, they don’t have any supplies anymore because our resupply missions have been blocked and that they’re on the verge of dying, then that’s the time we’re going to seek the help of the United States,” ani Brawner.
“But then again, we still have a lot of options,” dagdag niya.
“If you look at the recent mission of the Coast Guard for instance, when they were trying to bring supplies to the BRP Teresa Magbanua in Escoda Shoal, they were blocked several times, they attempted more than once but then finally they brought supplies using their helicopter,” pagpapatuloy ng opisyal.
“So that’s one way of us using or exhausting all the options that are available to us.”
Nitong Martes, Agosto 27, sinabi ng Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) na nasa kritikal na lebel na ang mahahalagang suplay sa barko matapos na ilang beses harangin ng mga barko ng China ang resupply missions.
“Based on the notice to all mariners that the PCG released (on Monday), highlighted the fact that there is a need for us to do a humanitarian mission to provide supplies on board BRP Teresa Magbanua,” pahayag ni PCG spokesperson to WPS Commodore Jay Tarriela.
“It just goes to show that the essential supplies and food requirement for us to feed our crew on board BRP Teresa Magbanua is already critical,” dagdag ni Tarriela. RNT/JGC
