(UPDATE) TWO Chinese coast guard vessels collided with a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship and a resupply boat en route to Ayungin Shoal in separate incidents Sunday that further stoked tensions in the already volatile West Philippine Sea.

The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) reported that the first incident at 6:04 a.m. involved the Unaiza May 2, a chartered boat carrying supplies to Philippine soldiers stationed at Ayungin, and Chinese coast guard vessel 5203.

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