They're not going to create trouble while China's high level delegation is in Manila for the 23rd #Philippines-#China Foreign Ministry Consultations. Great job on the part of the Philippine Navy & Coast guard👍

Philippine vessels drive away China militia boat, say fishers | #PagAsaIsland #WestPhilippineSea #SouthChinaSea #TootSEA

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/865461/philippine-vessels-drive-away-china-militia-boat-say-fishers/story/

"The Second Thomas Shoal (#AyunginShoal), Luconia Shoals, Scarborough Shoal (#PanatagShoal), Vanguard Bank, and Thitu Island (#PagAsaIsland) were among the five areas most frequented by Chinese ships in 2022, according to the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (AMTI-CSIS) in Washington, DC."

#China coast guard patrolled #WestPHSea almost every day in 2022 | #SouthChinaSea #MaritimeBorders #Philippines
https://www.rappler.com/nation/china-coast-guard-patrols-presence-west-philippine-sea-2022/

"Rocket debris in the West Philippine Sea has been a recent source of confrontation between the #Philippines and #China, with the Marcos administration filing a protest against #Beijing earlier this month over the Chinese Coast Guard’s forceful seizure of such items from Philippine soldiers near #PagAsaIsland"

PH Space Agency urges caution as Chinese rocket debris projected to fall near #RectoBank | #SouthChinaSea | Rappler
https://www.rappler.com/nation/chinese-rocket-debris-recto-bank-west-philippine-sea-december-29-2022/