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Philippines Urges China to Remove Shoal Platform, Warns Against ... China Military News Philippines Urges China to Remove Shoal Platform, Warns Against Artificial Island Manila released images and a timeline showing a small occupied platform, buoys, and other objects inside Scarborough Shoal. Save Mark Us Preferred on Google Print Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Jay Tarriela documents Chinese-installed structures at Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal), including a movable floating platform, three new buoys atop earlier ones from October 2025, an unidentified spherical object, and two antennas, at a press briefing in the Philippines on June 10, 2026. Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard Arthur Zhang 6/10/2026 | Updated: 6/10/2026 0:00 X 1 Manila has urged Beijing to remove a movable floating platform and related structures from Bajo de Masinloc, also known as Scarborough Shoal, after Philippine agencies publicly documented an occupied platform, new buoys, and other objects inside the contested South China Sea feature. At a June 10 press briefing, Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Commodore Jay Tarriela presented a monitoring timeline showing what he described as a movable floa…

Is that a Chinese antenna at Scarborough Shoal? The Philippines thinks so The Philippines has accused China of building an artificial structure at the hotly contested Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. Citing aerial monitoring, the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea, an inter-agency body overseeing Manila’s maritime strategy in the South China Sea, said on Tuesday that a floating platform six metres (19.7 feet) wide and six metres long was located within the shoal. The structure appeared to be an antenna and individuals were seen on board, the task...

Philippines says floating platform removed from Scarborough Shoal MANILA — The Philippine task force on South China Sea issues confirmed on Wednesday that a floating platform previously detected in the Scarborough Shoal has been removed.

Philippines takes diplomatic action against China over floating structure in South China Sea The task force confirmed the presence of ⁠a floating structure featuring what appeared to be an antenna in the disputed Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea

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Philippines urges China to remove shoal structure, warns against island-building MANILA — The Philippines said on Wednesday that it is ‌urging Beijing to remove a floating structure placed at the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, adding that it will not allow the atoll to be turned into a man-made island.

Philippines vows to block structures at Scarborough Shoal amid fears of Chinese expansion A floating Chinese platform at Scarborough Shoal has revived fears in the Philippines that Beijing could be taking another incremental step towards turning one of the South China Sea’s most sensitive disputed features into a permanent outpost. The Armed Forces of the Philippines said on Tuesday it would not allow any structure to be built at the shoal, nearly three weeks after satellite images first showed a possible floating platform there. “We are not allowing that to happen. We’re not...

Mystery platform? China says it was carrying out research at Scarborough Shoal China said it had carried out a scientific expedition in Scarborough Shoal, amid renewed confrontation with the Philippines over the disputed South China Sea atoll. The research mission – which began on May 20 – involved deploying a floating platform for environmental monitoring and sampling, the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ South China Sea Institute of Oceanology said in a statement on Wednesday. It came after Manila lodged a formal diplomatic protest on Tuesday against what it called the...

Philippines says Chinese structure removed from disputed S. China Sea shoal MANILA (Kyodo) -- The Philippine Coast Guard said on Thursday that China has removed a structure it installed at a contested South China Sea atoll wit

Philippines urges China to remove new structure on disputed shoal in ... Share Facebook Twitter A satellite image shows a possible raft at the opening to Scarborough Shoal, in the South China Sea, May 30, 2026. (Vantor/Handout via Reuters) SPONSORED ARTICLES How logistics industry experts plan to ‘move forward’ after COVID-19 Reasons why Filipinos love Korean culture and products Why Batangas is the destination for budget-friendly family holidays MANILA — The Philippines urged China to remove a structure that has been placed on the Scarborough Shoal, saying it violates its obligations under a declaration on conduct in the region. Philippine maritime affairs spokesperson Rogelio Villanueva said on Wednesday that the presence of the structure was without consent and therefore violated Philippine sovereignty. China’s foreign ministry on Tuesday reiterated China’s “indisputable sovereignty” over the Scarborough Shoal and said China’s activities there, including scientific research, are legitimate. —Reporting by Nestor Corrales; Editing by John Mair Interaksyon

Philippines urges China to remove shoal structure, warns against ... World Philippines urges China to remove shoal structure, warns against island-building China asserts sovereignty, calls activities at the shoal legitimate scientific research PUBLISHED : 10 Jun 2026 at 14:58 WRITER: Reuters Small Medium Large 1 A satellite image shows a possible raft at the opening to Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on May 27, 2026. (Photo: Handout) MANILA — The Philippines said on Wednesday that it is ‌urging Beijing to remove a floating structure placed at the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, adding that it will not allow the atoll to be turned into a man-made island. "From the lens of defence ⁠and security, we are doing what we can to perform our mandate, and that includes preventing Bajo de Masinloc from being developed into another man-made island," Philippine Navy spokesperson Roy Trinidad told a press briefing, using the shoal's local name. Photos show people on board the platform Philippine ‌security officials shared photos of the floating structure during a press briefing on Wednesday, showing a square platform with several people on board and an antenna positi…

Philippines probes possible new structure at disputed Scarborough Shoal Share Facebook Twitter A Filipino fisheman rows a boat during a trip near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, in Masinloc, Zambales province, Philippines, July 18, 2022. (Reuters/Lisa Marie David/File Photo) SPONSORED ARTICLES How logistics industry experts plan to ‘move forward’ after COVID-19 Reasons why Filipinos love Korean culture and products Why Batangas is the destination for budget-friendly family holidays MANILA — A special Philippine task force said on Wednesday that it is investigating reports of an alleged new structure on the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, adding that it takes seriously any development that may affect the country’s sovereign rights. “The Philippine government takes seriously any development that may affect the country’s sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction in the West Philippine Sea,” the country’s National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea said in a statement. The West Philippine Sea is the name Manila uses for waters within its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea. Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro told reporters on the sidelines of Sh…

Philippines urges China to remove structure in disputed shoal Philippines urges China to remove structure in disputed shoal Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments Aerial monitoring by several agencies in the Philippines earlier confirmed the presence of a floating structure with what appears to be an antenna within the Scarborough Shoal. PHOTO: REUTERS Published Jun 10, 2026, 01:53 PM Updated Jun 10, 2026, 09:45 PM Listen MANILA – The Philippines has asked China to remove a floating structure that it has monitored in a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, as tensions between the two nations flare up anew. Rogelio Villanueva Jr, spokesman for maritime affairs at the Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs, made the call during a briefing on June 10, describing the structure as “semi-permanent”. Aerial monitoring by several agencies in the Philippines earlier confirmed the presence of a 6m-by-6m floating structure with what appears to be an antenna within the Scarborough Shoal. That has prompted Manila to issue Beijing several demarches and a formal protest against the structure . China’s recent actions in the shoal are “deemed unathorised and illegal”, un…

Chinese vessels shadow US-Philippine naval drills in South China Sea near disputed shoal The People’s Liberation Army said it dispatched vessels and aircraft to the South China Sea in response to a joint US-Philippine maritime drill in the waters near Scarborough Shoal over the weekend. The PLA’s statement came a day after Manila said four Chinese vessels monitored a US-Philippine maritime exercise near the disputed shoal, which was reported by Philippine media on Monday. A week ago, a rare stand-off between Chinese and Philippine navies took place near the atoll. Over the weekend,...