Lawmakers from the House of Representatives' Young Guns bloc have criticized China's latest interference in a rotation and resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal. In a joint statement, the group said Philippine authorities do not need any foreign approval to operate in the West Philippine Sea, waters they insist belong to the Philippines. The RoRe missions bring supplies and rotate the Filipino personnel posted near the shoal, where the grounded BRP Sierra Madre acts as their outpost. The solons argued that attempts to obstruct these operations trample on Philippine maritime rights. They warned that Beijing's repeated challenges to the missions cannot be treated as acceptable conduct between neighbors. The bloc pressed the government to keep running the missions on its own authority. Their statement lines them up with other legislators who have pushed back against Chinese actions in the disputed waters.