The government will send another supply mission to the disputed Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal this week after Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana was assured by China that it would not harass vessels bound for the Philippine-held sand ridge in the Kalayaan Islands in the West Philippine Sea. Lorenzana told reporters on Sunday that Chinese Ambassador to Manila Huang Xilian had told him “the Chinese will not interfere” when the Philippines deploys boats to bring supplies to the Filipino forces occupying the shoal.

Andredo, J. I., Pazzibugan, D. Z. (2021, November 22). Supply boats to sail anew to Ayungin-DND. Philippine Daily Inquirer, pp. A1, A4.