They reject Beijing's claim that they had expelled these vessels from the disputed shoal. May 15: A civilian flotilla consists of Philippine vessels that sail towards Scarborough Shoal in order to ...

China expelled a Philippine plane that “illegally intruded” into the airspace over a contested South China Sea shoal on Thursday, according to the China Coast Guard. A C-208 light utility ...

MANILA--The Philippines challenged China on Monday to open Scarborough Shoal to international scrutiny after it accused Beijing of destroying the shoal’s marine environment. Maritime tension has ...

northeast of Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) last week. In a phone interview on Sunday, Cristina Bausin, 42, said her partner Renato Celistra, the boat operator and ...

Tensions between China and the Philippines over the South China Sea have escalated throughout the year, particularly over the Scarborough Shoal, a prime fishing patch. China claims nearly the ...

Philippine Coast Guard Says Encountered 'Aggressive' Chinese Actions Near Scarborough Shoal MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Chinese navy and coast guard vessels had taken ...

Maritime analyst Ray Powell said the flotilla numbered at least 83 ... which two days later announced new territorial baselines around Scarborough Shoal—a feature within the Philippines' EEZ that ...

The arbitration award invalidated PRC claims to numerous features within the Philippines’ EEZ, including Scarborough Shoal. The Act asserts and reinforces the Philippines’ maritime boundaries ...

BEIJING, Nov 30 (Reuters) - China's coast guard said it had conducted patrols around the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Saturday to safeguard China's territorial rights. The coast ...

Scarborough Shoal, known as Panatag Shoal or Bajo De Masinloc in the Philippines, is controlled by Beijing but also claimed by Manila. The disputed triangular barrier of reefs is over 460 nautical ...

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Chinese navy and coast guard vessels had taken "aggressive actions" against a routine patrol by it and the fisheries bureau near the ...