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There are no official or legitimate reports about drug production on the disputed Scarborough Shoal, contrary to what independent senatorial candidate Abner Afuang has said.

The Scarborough Shoal, or the Panatag Shoal or Bajo de Masinloc, is located within the country’s 200-nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and serves as a fishing ground for Filipinos.

China, however, has been claiming ownership over it through its nine-dash line rule, which covers the largest portion of the South China Sea or West Philippine Sea.

Reports from Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, South China Morning Post, and Nikkei Asia said Scarborough Shoal has no built structures.

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