Filipino fishermen and volunteers join civilian-led supply mission to disputed South China Sea, Masinloc, Philippines - 15 May 2024
Filipino fishermen aboard their boat sail along Masinloc Bay during their voyage to Scarborough shoal, near Masinloc town, Zambales province, Philippines, 15 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.