(UPDATES) FILIPINO and Chinese vessels collided near Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the South China Sea on Monday, the China Coast Guard (CCG) said, but the Philippine military called the report "misleading and deceptive."

Known in Chinese as the Ren'ai Reef, Ayungin Shoal has seen an escalating number of confrontations between Chinese and Philippine ships in recent months.

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