Filipino fishermen join a civilian-led supply mission to the disputed South China sea, Masinloc, Philippines - 15 May 2024
A Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) patrol ship maneuvers next to a Filipino fisherman waiving a Philippine flag aboard a motorized wooden boat as they sail towards Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea, 16 May 2024. A civilian-led mission joined by at least a hundred fishermen embarked on Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea to assert the Philippines' territorial claim. Scarborough Shoal ('Bajo de Masinloc' called by Filipino fishermen), a fishing haven shoal within the Philippine maritime territory that China occupied a decade ago, was recently reported to be driving away Filipino fishermen by Chinese coastguard ships.