Despite claims China has withdrawn a significant number of vessels from Philippine waters, a government task force overseeing the West Philippine Sea (WPS) reported the presence of nearly 300 Chinese vessels mostly in the Kalayaan Island Group.
This handout photo taken on April 27, 2021 and received from the Philippine Coastguard on May 5, 2021 shows Philippine coastguard personnel aboard their ship BRP Cabra monitoring Chinese vessels (R) at Sabina Shoal, a South China Sea outcrop claimed by Manila located about 135 kilometres (73 nautical miles) west of the Philippine island of Palawan.
Handout / Philippine Coastguard / AFP
Handout / Philippine Coastguard / AFP