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Philippines-controlled islands in Spratlys

MANILA, Philippines - Residents of Pag-asa Island, which is under Philippine control, watch a Vietnamese squid fishing boat (L top) from the deck of a Philippine navy transport vessel in the sea area of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on May 30, 2012.

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Philippines-controlled islands in Spratlys

MANILA, Philippines - Residents of Pag-asa Island, which is under Philippine control, carry supplies unloaded from a Philippine navy transport vessel on the shore of the island in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on May 31, 2012.

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Philippines populates biggest isle it claims in Spratlys

THITU ISLAND, Spratly Islands - A man walks in a residential area on Thitu Island in the South China Sea on May 31, 2012. Thitu Island, known locally as Pag-Asa, is home to an estimated 13 Filipino families. Thitu Island is the seat of government of Kalayaan municipality, comprising around 95 islands, cays, shoals and reefs that the Philippines claims in the disputed Spratly Archipelago.

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Philippines populates biggest isle it claims in Spratlys

THITU ISLAND, Spratly Islands - Kalayaan Mayor Eugenio Bito-onon (3rd from R) and other residents disembark from a Filipino navy transport ship (back) on a beach on Thitu Island in the South China Sea on May 31, 2012. Thitu Island, known locally as Pag-Asa, is home to an estimated 13 Filipino families. Thitu Island is the seat of government of Kalayaan municipality, comprising around 95 islands, cays, shoals and reefs that the Philippines claims in the disputed Spratly Archipelago.

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Philippines populates biggest isle it claims in Spratlys

THITU ISLAND, Spratly Islands - A man maintains a boat on a beach on Thitu Island in the South China Sea on May 31, 2012. Thitu Island, known locally as Pag-Asa, is home to an estimated 13 Filipino families. Thitu Island is the seat of government of Kalayaan municipality, comprising around 95 islands, cays, shoals and reefs that the Philippines claims in the disputed Spratly Archipelago.

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Philippines populates biggest isle it claims in Spratlys

THITU ISLAND, Spratly Islands - Kalayaan Mayor Eugenio Bito-onon speaks to a reporter on Thitu Island in the South China Sea on May 31, 2012. Thitu Island, known locally as Pag-Asa, is home to an estimated 13 Filipino families. Thitu Island is the seat of government of Kalayaan municipality, comprising around 95 islands, cays, shoals and reefs that the Philippines claims in the disputed Spratly Archipelago.

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Philippines populates biggest isle it claims in Spratlys

THITU ISLAND, Spratly Islands - Photo shows a family living on Thitu Island in the South China Sea on May 31, 2012. Thitu Island, known locally as Pag-Asa, is home to an estimated 13 Filipino families. Thitu Island is the seat of government of Kalayaan municipality, comprising around 95 islands, cays, shoals and reefs that the Philippines claims in the disputed Spratly Archipelago.

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Philippines populates biggest isle it claims in Spratlys

THITU ISLAND, Spratly Islands - A female resident carries goods brought by a Filipino navy transport ship on Thitu Island in the South China Sea on May 31, 2012. Thitu Island, known locally as Pag-Asa, is home to an estimated 13 Filipino families. Thitu Island is the seat of government of Kalayaan municipality, comprising around 95 islands, cays, shoals and reefs that the Philippines claims in the disputed Spratly Archipelago.

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Pag-asa Island in South China Sea

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Pag-asa Island, the largest of the Philippine-occupied islands among the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, on July 20, 2011. A group of Philippine lawmakers visited the island the same day amid Chinese opposition. (Pool photo by the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines)

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Pag-asa Island in South China Sea

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Pag-asa Island, the largest of the Philippine-occupied islands among the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, on July 20, 2011. A group of Philippine lawmakers visited the island the same day amid Chinese opposition. (Pool photo by the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines)

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Pag-asa Island in South China Sea

TOKYO, Japan - Supplied photo shows Pag-asa Island, the largest of the Philippine-occupied islands among the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, on July 20, 2011. A group of Philippine lawmakers visited the island the same day amid Chinese opposition. (Pool photo by the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines)(Kyodo)

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Pag-asa Island in South China Sea

TOKYO, Japan - Supplied photo shows Pag-asa Island, the largest of the Philippine-occupied islands among the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, on July 20, 2011. A group of Philippine lawmakers visited the island the same day amid Chinese opposition. (Pool photo by the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines)(Kyodo)