The atoll is called Ayungin by the Philippines and Renai Reef by China. "We are being asked to give prior notification each time we conduct a resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal. The Permanent Court of Arbitration in 2016 said the line on China's maps had no legal basis, which Beijing rejects. "The Philippines has not entered into any agreement abandoning its sovereign rights and jurisdiction over its EEZ and continental shelf, including in the vicinity of Ayungin Shoal," Daza said. The Second Thomas Shoal lies 190 km (118 miles) off the Philippine island of Palawan, or well within the Manila's EEZ.

Source: The Standard November 16, 2023 14:59 UTC