#PhilippineCoastGuard spokesperson Commodore #JayTarriela told a forum there had been “small-scale reclamation” of the #SabinaShoal, which Manila calls #Escoda, and that #China was “the most probable actor.”

China has carried out extensive land reclamation on some islands in the #SouthChinaSea, building air force and other military facilities,.

#Philippines sends ships to disputed atoll where China building 'artificial island'
https://www.rappler.com/philippines/sends-ships-disputed-atoll-china-building-artificial-island/