Why China blocks RORE vessel bringing construction supplies to BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal
April 16, 2024 – When former president Rodrigo Duterte agreed with Chinese President Xi Jin Ping not to repair the BRP Sierra Madre, he was, in fact, abandoning the Marines valiantly manning the rusting ship, which has become a heroic symbol of the Philippine’s resistance against the creeping invasion by China.