100-Boat Filipino Civilian Convoy Sails Toward Disputed Shoal in South China Sea time.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from time.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A series of incidents has raised tensions in the South China Sea as the Philippines becomes more assertive against Chinese incursions in disputed waters.
A China Coast Guard ship collided with a Philippines-contracted resupply boat on Sunday. Hours later, Manila said a Chinese maritime militia boat ran into a Philippine coast guard ship trying to deliver supplies to the same outpost.