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Philippines holds more patrols after Oct. 22 collisions with Chinese ships
The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest against China after Chinese ships collided with Philippine vessels during a resupply mission to Filipino troops at Second Thomas Shoal.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has met with security agencies to discuss China's actions in the West Philippine Sea and instructed the Philippine Coast Guard to investigate the incident.
The Department of Foreign Affairs emphasized that Second Thomas Shoal is within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, where they have sovereign rights and jurisdiction.
The Chinese Coast Guard's maneuvers were described as dangerous, illegal, and reckless, resulting in damage to a Philippine vessel.
The Philippines stated its right under UNCLOS to conduct legitimate activities in its maritime zones and rejected any interference from China.
The United States reaffirmed its 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty with the Philippines and stated that China's actions violated international law by interfering with Philippine vessels' freedom of navigation.
Following the collisions, the Philippines is conducting more patrols and freedom of navigation missions in the South China Sea, including near Scarborough Shoal and Escoda Shoal, due to the presence of Chinese maritime militia vessels.
Officials also noted alarming environmental degradation observed by coast guard ships in these areas.
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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) summoned China's Deputy Chief of Mission Zhou Zhiyong over "illegal, dangerous, provocative and deplorable" maneuvers by Chinese vessels that led to two collision incidents off Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on October 22.
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Two Chinese vessels collided with Philippine ships during a resupply mission at the Second Thomas Shoal on Sunday, October 22.
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Philippine senators and the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) party have condemned "dangerous maneuvers" and "illegal and blatant actions" by the China Coast Guard and Chinese maritime militia in the South China Sea.
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The United States, Canada, and the European Union have condemned China's actions in Ayungin Shoal where Chinese vessels collided with Philippine assets during a resupply mission.
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to investigate the "dangerous, illegal, and reckless maneuvers by vessels of the China Coast Guard" during a Philippine resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.
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