This list is not exhaustive.
January 12, 2026. FFB Prince LJ, a fishing boat, was harassed by a PLA Navy vessel and a China Coast Guard vessel for about three hours. West Philippine Sea Commodore Jay Tarriela said that “the Chinese vessels were blaring sirens and blocking the Philippine fishing boat’s path about 16 nautical miles southeast of the shoal [Scarborough Shoal]…. The fishing boat’s captain changed course to the southeast to evade the vessels but reported being closely trailed by the China Coast Guard ship.”
February 23, 2026. Philippine vessels, including a Philippine Coast Guard vessel, repeatedly lost their Starlink connections as they approached Scarborough Shoal. Philippine officials suspect signal jamming “by the People’s Republic of China.” At least three China Coast Guard vessels were near the shoal at the time.
March 7, 2026. The PLA Navy vessel Guang’an (622) locked its fire control radar on “Philippine Navy BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-6) while the frigate was conducting a sovereignty patrol near Sabina Shoal…. The use of these radars precedes the firing of such weapon systems, potentially indicating an immediate threat to the targeted vessel or aircraft.”
March 17, 2026. Philippine fishermen in more than twenty fishing boats were harassed by China Coast Guard vessels and the China’s maritime militia. Rear Admiral Jay Tarriela, a Philippine Coast Guard spokesman, said: “These actions included the repeated use of sirens and the launching of rigid hull inflatable boats specifically intended to drive Filipino fishermen away and prevent them from exercising their legitimate right to fish in Bajo de Masinloc [Scarborough Shoal].”
March 20, 2026. A Philippine Coast Guard aircraft that was conducting “a routine patrol over the Kalayaan Island Group encountered flares near Panganiban Reef (Mischief Reef), posing risks to aviation safety. On the same day, a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources vessel was also subjected to hazardous maneuvers by a Chinese Coast Guard ship near Paredes Reef (Discovery Great Reef).”
March 26, 2026. A Philippine Navy vessel was “forced to take evasive action after a Chinese warship carried out what the council described as an unsafe maneuver near Pag-asa Island (Thitu Island), in violation of international maritime safety rules.”
June 20, 2026. “Four Chinese warships confronted a Philippine Navy vessel en route to Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal)…. During the encounter, Chinese and Philippine forces exchanged radio challenges, with a Chinese warship warning the Philippine vessel to leave the area immediately. Despite being outnumbered, the BRP Diego Silang pressed on with its mission.”
July 20, 2026. A Philippine sailor suffered a blow to the head “at Second Thomas Shoal following a clash with a Chinese small boat at the contested South China Sea maritime feature…. The incident started after China Coast Guard cutter 21560 approached BRP Sierra Madre (LT-57) at 9:15 a.m. local time. The vessel deployed a small boat crewed by eight personnel.”
July 23, 2026. A China Coast Guard vessel “trained its water cannon on a Philippine boat while Filipino servicemen were performing routine trips in the Bajo de Masinloc [Scarborough Shoal].” The CCG vessel operated its water cannon for more than two minutes without hitting any vessel directly and tailed several Philippine vessels without preventing them from completing their missions.
A little later, a different CCG vessel “executed a dangerous maneuver, crossing approximately 500 meters ahead of the bow of BRP Datu Paiburong.”
July 24, 2026. The CCP conducted at least four separate attacks on Philippine vessels on this day. “The China Coast Guard fired water cannons anew at Philippine vessels in the waters of Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) on Friday morning, just a day after they attacked Filipino sailors in the same area.”
Around 6:26 a.m. a CCG vessel fired its water cannon at a Philippine vessel; around 7:35 a.m., another CCG vessel fired its water cannon at another Philippine vessel, resuming this attack around 7:53 a.m. and blasting the Philippine vessel three times; finally, around 8:09 a.m., “Chinese Maritime Militia vessel 00318 was seen pulling a rope 100 meters directly behind the BRP Datu Sumakwel.”
September 18, 2026. A China Coast Guard vessel “rammed a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ship that was delivering fuel subsidies to Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea on Friday, the Philippine Coast Guard said…. The Chinese vessel reportedly cut across the stern of the BFAR vessel at a distance of only about 10 meters. At 11:13 a.m., while the BRP Datu Magat Salamat was maintaining its course, the Chinese vessel repeated the maneuver and made contact with the BFAR vessel, striking it.”
September 24, 2026. A small army consisting of a PLA Navy warship and 14 other Chinese vessels (five maritime militia vessels and nine China Coast Guard vessels) “ganged up on civilian supply boat M/V Lapu-Lapu” even though it was being escorted by three Philippine Navy and Philippine Coast Guard ships. The Philippine resupply mission had to be aborted.
