MANILA, Philippines: China's People's Armed Forces Maritime Militia (PAFMM) returned to Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, which is within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ), a maritime expert said on Wednesday.

Retired US Air Force Col. Ray Powell, Director of SeaLight, a maritime transparency project that monitors and reports activities in the South China Sea, said that at least 21 PAFMM vessels have been sighted off Escoda Shoal which falls under the jurisdiction of Kalayaan in Palawan.

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