I just read that china just seized sandbars around Thitu Island. Never trust the Chinese government. They say one thing and does another. Liars.
The Philippine government cannot really do anything about it right now except bark. Or maybe they can release the people who fanatically follow the Philippine president on these chinese fishing militia. That would be a sight.
But the Philippine government will just hold a press release and bark a half-assed protest to the chinese government. And the 'gutsy' president will just say, "What can we do?"
Protest publicly. File a protest in the UN. Voice out protests on social media. Shout out that this chinese government is a slow invader. They have been trying to do it with their immediate neighbors. They did it to Tibet. They're doing it to parts of the former USSR.
And by the looks of it, the chinese will never stop this slow invasion until they face a bigger bully.