Scarborough Shoal

The Philippines says embedded journalists are only delivering factual stories about the current situation in the disputed South China Sea.

The Chinese coast guard ships allegedly crossed the bow of the Philippine vessel twice during the encounter.

China’s air force said Saturday that it has conducted a combat air patrol over disputed areas of the South China Sea to improve its fighting ability.

One month prior to the ruling on the Philippines’ legal challenge to China’s claims in the South China Sea, a group of Filipinos (and one American) took matters into their own hands and raised the Philippine flag over Scarborough Shoal.