THE Philippine Navy on Tuesday logged the biggest number of Chinese ships seen in Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) weeks after the Philippine Coast Guard pulled its biggest vessel from the disputed area.

A total of 11 People's Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) were sighted in the area from the period September 17 to 23, Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad, navy spokesman for the West Philippine Sea, said on Tuesday.

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