The more ignorant officials claim that Scarborough is far (800 ... de Masinloc was a name given to the shoal by the Spanish colonizers. In 1792, another map drawn by the Alejandro Malaspina ...

On December 4, Chinese ships, including a navy vessel, confronted Philippine vessels close to a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. The confrontations at Scarborough and Sabina shoals indicate ...