‘Kalayaan Atin Ito’ posing for photo at the bow of their vessel next to a Philippine flag at Scarborough shoal

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Filipino protesters said on June 13, 2016 China’s coast guard blocked and sprayed them with water as their small group sailed to a Chinese-controlled South China Sea shoal to mark Philippine independence day.

This undated handout photo taken from the Facebook account of Kalayaan Atin Ito (Kalayaan This Is Ours), a group of Filipino activists, made available to Agence France-Presse on June 13, 2016 shows a Filipino activists posing for photo at the bow of thei vessel next to a Philippine flag at Scarborough shoal. Filipino protesters said on June 13, 2016 China's coast guard blocked and sprayed them with water as their small group sailed to a Chinese-controlled South China Sea shoal to mark Philippine independence day. / AFP PHOTO / KALAYAAN ATIN TIO / HO / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / KALAYAAN ATIN TIO" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO ARCHIVES
This undated handout photo taken from the Facebook account of Kalayaan Atin Ito (Kalayaan This Is Ours), a group of Filipino activists, made available to Agence France-Presse on June 13, 2016 shows a Filipino activists posing for photo at the bow of their vessel next to a Philippine flag at Scarborough shoal. Filipino protesters said on June 13, 2016 China’s coast guard blocked and sprayed them with water as their small group sailed to a Chinese-controlled South China Sea shoal to mark Philippine independence day.