Ayungin Shoal is even closer to mainland Palawan than Panganiban (Mischief) Reef, a Philippine territory that has been occupied and converted by China as its forward base and highly sophisticated naval facility in the West Philippine Sea.
The shoal is located 105.77 nautical miles from Palawan and forms part of the 200 nautical miles of the Philippine continental shelf under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Last week, one of the Chinese warships in the area chased the utility boat of Kalayaan Island town in Pag-Asa carrying 147 civilian passengers while passing by Ayungin Shoal bound for Palawan
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And the bullying goes on,
I think we need to rearm fast to defend
what is rightfully ours.