Beijing claims most of the South China Sea despite an international tribunal ruling that its assertions have no merit.
MANILA - The Philippines insisted on Sept 16 that it had not given up a disputed South China Sea reef, two days after it“We have not lost anything,” Philippine Coast Guard spokesman Commodore Jay Tarriela told a news conference, vowing that “there will be a coast guard presence at Escoda Shoal” after the withdrawal of its flagship BRP Teresa Magbanua from the reef, known internationally as Sabina Shoal.
Recent months have seen Chinese sailors ram, block, water cannon and even board Philippine vessels, causing damage and injuries. Mr Tarriela rejected comparisons to events at Scarborough Shoal, which Manila lost to Beijing after a similar months-long stand-off in 2012. “It’s not a defeat,” Mr Tarriela said, disputing suggestions the coast guard was “abandoning our post” at the shoal.
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