A fresh attempt believed to be by a claimant-country to put a marker in one of the disputed Spratlys islets within Philippine-claimed territory in the West Philippine Sea was foiled last June 5, a senior Navy official disclosed on Wednesday.
Commodore Edgardo Tamayo, commander of the Naval Forces West based in Palawan, said their forces have dismantled a marker that was put up in Boxall Reef, which is 105 nautical miles from mainland Palawan. [ FULL STORY ]
