The Scarborough Files: A Primer on the Panatag Shoals

Compiled by the Philippine Daily Inquirer Research Team, this collection of articles chronicles the sinkings, warning shots and diplomatic incidents between the Philippines and China over the Scarborough Shoal known as the Panatag Shoal to the Philippine government and Huangyan island to the Chinese.

Richly endowed with marine life, the shoal is flashpoint of potential conflict in the Southeast Asian region.