Ayungin Shoal lies about 105 nautical miles from Palawan and more than 500 nautical miles from the nearest coast of China. No country asks permission from a neighbor that far away to feed its own soldiers in its own waters.
And there is no such thing as “Ren’ai Jiao.” That name exists only on Beijing’s maps. The 2016 Arbitral Award, final and binding on China, ruled that Ayungin Shoal is a low-tide elevation forming part of the Philippine continental shelf and EEZ, where China has no entitlement whatsoever.
The China Coast Guard’s presence there is nothing but harassment and bullying. At ang Ayungin Shoal ay para sa Pilipino!
