The Philippines cannot do anything but watch as China continues its military buildup and activities in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) despite the favorable verdict it got from an international arbitral tribunal. China appears to have Spratly Islands with its construction of reinforced aircraft hangars on some reefs, satellite photographs released by Washington-based think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) showed. Taken in the past two months, the images showed hangars constructed on Fiery Cross, Subi and Panganiban (Mischief) reefs that are large enough to house any fighter jet used by the Chinese air forces, CSIS reported.

Delizo, M. J. T. (2016, August 11). PH 'helpless' amid China buildup at Spratly. The Manila Times, pp. A1, A2.