The China Coast Guard is using a false narrative in its recent dangerous maneuvers in trying to block a resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal on 7 September, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said Saturday.

At the weekly Saturday News Forum in Quezon City, AFP spokesperson Colonel Medel Aguilar said the Philippine Navy offered to help a Chinese rubber boat in distress in Ayungin Shoal only to be scorned and blamed for the incident.

"Troops offered assistance to help China, but China refused.. and another boat came to their rescue," Aguilar said.

He narrated that one of China's Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats was entangled in a fishing line while it was tailing Philippine vessels heading to Ayungin Shoal to resupply troops there.

Aguilar said while the Chinese boat's refusal to accept aid from Philippine forces was expected, what surprised the troops was Beijing's radio call that blamed Filipinos for the incident.

"They still have the guts to challenge our radio message: 'Philippine Coast Guard because of your maneuvers, the Chinese Coast Guard vessel came into problem,'" he said.

Aguilar called these as "another narrative that they will tell their people."

"After this incident, they will come up with their own narrative to tell their people about what happened," Aguilar said.

"We don't want the truth to be drowned by what happened," he said.

Aguilar also described the CCG's behavior as "misplaced bullying" amid its continued aggression in the country's territorial waters.

"The CCG is a misplaced bully at the WPS," Aguilar said.

This is the third resupply mission after the 5 August incident when the CCG used water cannons against the PCG fleet conducting a similar mission. Another resupply mission was conducted and completed on 22 August.

Despite the efforts of the Chinese vessels, the AFP said the resupply mission was successful.

"As far as the AFP is concerned, we always refer to existing laws in defining what is our maritime zone right now," Aguilar said.

On the other end, Commodore Jay Tarriela, spokesperson of the PCG, said several CCG ships and maritime militia vessels tried to block the PCG ships to stop the resupply mission.

"It is very important for the government… for us to be more transparent on what is happening in the West Philippine Sea," he said.

"We face the media, we give them the true story. The media will play a very important role in curtailing this fake news that spreads every time they release these narratives," Tarriella said.

He added that China, which has been illegally claiming almost the entire South China Sea, has been pushing the narrative that the Philippines is acting on behalf of the US when it comes to the West Philippine Sea issue.

Ayungin Shoal is part of the Kalayaan Island Group and is an integral part of the Philippines, as well as the Philippines' exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, over which the country has sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction.

The BRP Sierra Madre has been grounded at the Ayungin Shoal since 1999 where a dozen marines and sailors are aboard the ship, which has become a symbol of Philippine sovereignty in the offshore territory.