1.   The Philippines responded by dispatching warships to the area around the reef and by destroying Chinese markers and metal structures built on four nearby shoals.

2.   The police also accidentally destroyed two markers that may have been used to draw gang symbols on the girl.

3.   Philippine troops have destroyed reef markers put up in the Philippine-held area of the disputed Spratly Islands, the military chief said Thursday.

4.   Last Friday, the military said it had destroyed reef markers believed to have been built by China near Philippine-held areas.

5.   In addition, the navy is under orders to destroy boundary markers left by rival claimants and arrest unauthorized foreign fishermen.

6.   Last week, the Philippine Navy admitted it was destroying Chinese markers set up on reefs in the Spratlys.

7.   The dispute over the South China Sea archipelago escalated recently, with the Philippine military destroying Chinese markers placed on reefs claimed by Manila.