Marcos thumbs down announcing RORE missions 

President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. disagreed with the recommendation to announce the Philippines' conduct of regular rotation and resupply (RORE) missions to its military outpost in Ayungin Shoal.

''The President has reiterated that we will not publish schedules of any RORE,'' Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said during a Palace press briefing on Monday.

Earlier, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin told Malacañang reporters that he saw nothing wrong with announcing RORE missions, which shall remain routinary and would be scheduled regularly.

A National Maritime Council meeting was held after Marcos ordered concerned Cabinet secretaries to discuss with him the June 17 incident in Ayungin Shoal, which left Navy servicemen injured.

Teodoro said the Philippine government would continue to defend the country's territory and exercise sovereign rights thereon as we see fit. 

''We reiterate that we seek neither permission nor consent from anyone in performing our sworn duties in the West Philippine Sea. In this regard we will continue our rotation and resupply missions on a regular basis, the welfare of our troops in the BRP Sierra Madre being a matter of utmost importance,'' he said. 

Following China's latest aggression, Marcos had said he was proud of the brave women and men of the Philippine military, not just of the Western Command. —LDF, GMA Integrated News