This is an AI-generated summary based on recent coverage. It was last updated on Tue, December 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Recent developments on Escoda Shoal
The Philippine Navy reported monitoring 20 Chinese coast guard and naval ships in the West Philippine Sea during the first week of December.
Thirty Chinese military and coast guard vessels were monitored in the West Philippine Sea as of Monday, November 24.
The Philippine Navy patrol gunboat, BRP Lolinato To-ong, discovered illegal drugs and suspected Chinese rocket debris during operations in the West Philippine Sea and off the coast of Palawan.
Naval personnel recovered approximately P19.2 million worth of suspected high-grade marijuana, or "kush," off Escoda Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.
The Philippine Navy reported sighting 23 Chinese naval and coast guard ships in various features of the West Philippine Sea between July 21 and July 27.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) refuted China's claims of joint patrols during recent bilateral maritime activities between the Philippines and Japan.
The AFP monitored 40 Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea's EEZ during March, including PLAN and CCG ships at key locations like Scarborough and Ayungin Shoal.
The Philippine Navy detected 260 assorted Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) during February.
The Philippines has filed its 60th diplomatic protest against China this year following a series of incidents near Scarborough Shoal on December 4, 2024.
China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel CCG 3302 fired water cannons twice and intentionally sideswiped the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel BRP Datu Pagbuaya near Bajo de Masinloc on December 4.