JUST IN: The Armed Forces of the Philippines says China Coast Guard personnel aboard a rigid hull inflatable boat aggressively struck Philippine Navy personnel aboard a rubber boat using wooden batons at the Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on Monday (July 20, 2026).… pic.twitter.com/da3VdteDU5
— Philippine News Agency (@pnagovph) July 20, 2026
A Philippine sailor was struck on the head with a wooden baton and injured after Philippine Navy and Chinese Coast Guard personnel clashed in small boats, trading blows with paddles, oars, sticks, and batons. pic.twitter.com/9pauoqb41M
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) July 20, 2026
