In 2022, five buoys were installed near Lawak (Nanshan), Likas (West York), Parola (Northeast Cay), and Pag-asa (Thitu) Island.

Source: https://globalnation.inquirer.net/215484/buoys-remain-in-wps-contrary-to-chinas-removal-claim-pcg

Last year's winner, Kenyan Pauline Muthwa Thitu, came in second with a time of 2:37.17 (+25.36), and Ethiopia's Aynalem Teferi came in third with a time of 2:45:56 (+34.15), placing 16th and 31st overall, respectively.

Source: https://news.err.ee/1609095842/kenyans-bag-quadruple-victory-at-tallinn-marathon-top-estonian-takes-sixth

OCT 16 – The Philippine military says a Chinese navy ship shadowed and attempted to cut off a Philippine navy vessel conducting a resupply mission near Thitu island.

Source: https://interaksyon.philstar.com/politics-issues/2023/12/22/267332/timeline-rift-deepens-between-the-philippines-china-over-south-china-sea/

Only about 200 people live full time on Thitu Island.

Source: https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/12/01/the-philippines-creates-new-station-in-the-south-china-sea-to-monitor-chinas-pure-bullying-n596108

This was followed earlier this month by an incident in which a Chinese navy vessel of a Philippine navy transport ship close to Thitu Island, the largest and most strategically important of the Philippine-occupied features in the South China Sea.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/chinese-philippine-vessels-collide-near-contested-shoal/