The Navy personnel who lost a finger during an aggressive encounter with China at the Ayungin Shoal on June 17, is now back on duty in the West Philippine Sea.
According to AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., Seaman First Class Jeffrey Facundo, the Navy sailor whose right thumb was severed during a botched resupply mission, is now back on duty after having his finger restored.
"I would like to report na na-restore na po 'yung thumb, 'yung daliri ng sundalo natin with the help of our doctors, our partners sa Makati Medical Foundation. Naibalik na po 'yung kanyang daliri and is now functioning well and normally," Brawner said during an ambush interview with the media during the opening ceremony of exercise DAGITPA on Monday.
"I think mga two months ago noong maibalik [ang daliri]," he added.
Facundo himself previously expressed his desire to return to duty despite the brutal events that occurred involving the vessel he boarded and its crew.
Meanwhile, China has yet to respond to the demand for ₱60 million in damages caused and to return the firearms taken from Filipino personnel during the encounter.
Apart from these, the Navy personnel's communication and navigational equipment, along with their phones, were also destroyed.
