At sa presensya ng Chinese forces na ito, sa palibot ng Ayungin Shoal, ay, there is a high possibility na sasalubungin sila nitong mga Chinese maritime forces na ito,” said Tarriela on the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon public briefing.

Source: https://globalnation.inquirer.net/223688/pcg-expects-more-chinese-vessels-in-ayunging-when-atin-ito-advocates-hold-convoy

But Ayungin Shoal is located about 194 kilometers off Palawan province, well within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1814450/senators-want-brp-sierra-madre-to-get-refurbished-reinforce-ph-presence-in-ayungin-shoal

China condemns the Philippines’ latest resupply mission to BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal, claiming Philippine vessels entered its waters without their permission.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1841666/inqtoday-ramming-of-ph-boat-appears-to-be-accidental-has-nothing-to-do-with-wps-issues-pcg

MANILA, Philippines — Senator JV Ejercito defended his father, former President Joseph Estrada, from allegations he was the one who promised to remove the BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal.

Source: https://globalnation.inquirer.net/217783/ejercito-insists-no-promise-to-china-during-fathers-time-he-had-the-balls-to-fight-for-our-sovereignty

Over Ayungin Shoal, where the Philippine Navy’s BRP Sierra Madre is grounded to assert Philippine sovereignty, the PCG said that CCG vessel 5304 was still lurking about six nautical miles away.

Source: https://balita.com/pcg-monitors-fewer-chinese-vessels-in-disputed-waters/

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had already reiterated the Philippines’ claim to Ayungin Shoal.

Source: https://globalnation.inquirer.net/217604/12-militia-vessels-supported-china-coast-guard-during-water-cannon-incident-afp

Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Tuesday, February 14 slammed the recent aggression displayed by the Chinese Coast Guard against the Philippine crew near Ayungin Shoal.

Source: https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/14/jv-ejercito-urges-govt-to-expedite-afp-modernization-amid-chinas-laser-pointing-activities-in-wps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jv-ejercito-urges-govt-to-expedite-afp-modernization-amid-chinas-laser-pointing-acti

The 100-metre-long World War II ship was intentionally grounded on the shoal, known in the Philippines as Ayungin, in 1999 to reinforce Manila’s sovereignty claims in the Spratly archipelago.

Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2023/02/13/china-coast-guard-laser-philippines/

The grounded World War II-era landing ship BRP Sierra Madre at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1827700/asean-members-must-come-together-for-scs-issue

The one filed on the second week of February, which denounced “dangerous maneuvers” of the Chinese Coast Guard in Ayungin Shoal, was the 75th “note verbale” filed under the Marcos administration.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/05/01/solons-slam-chinas-bullying-of-filipinos-in-contested-waters-urge-marcos-action/

The Philippine Coast Guard earlier reported that a Chinese Coast Guard vessel drove away a Filipino fishing boat in Ayungin Shoal, which is 315 kilometers west of Palawan.

Source: https://globalnation.inquirer.net/210024/ph-may-conduct-joint-patrols-in-south-china-sea-with-us-asean-says-tolentino

The Philippine vessels were on a resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre, which is stationed on the Ayungin Shoal.

Source: https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/526665/china-cant-conduct-law-enforcement-operations-on-ph-waters-ntf-wps

These are Rizal Reef, Patag Island, Melchora Aquino Cay or Panata Island, Kota Island, Lawak Island, Parola Island, Ayungin Shoal, Pag-asa Island (the largest and with the only Philippine airstrip in the Spratlys), and Likas Island.

Source: https://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2023/12/fact-check-columnist-echoes-chinas-claim-regarding-non-existent-pact-on-grounded-ph-vessel-in-west-philippine-sea/

The statement was issued in the wake of the latest Philippine resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal where a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel used a water cannon on one of the Filipino ships to force it to change its course.

Source: https://balita.com/state-dept-us-stands-with-ph-amid-repeated-china-harassment-in-scs/