The Philippines has sent a second ship to a stand-off with two Chinese vessels in the South China Sea, even as both sides pledged diplomacy.
A coast guard boat will join the country's largest warship at the Scarborough Shoal, navy commander Vice-Admiral Alexander Pama said.
A foreign affairs spokesman said the Philippines would continue negotiations with China.
Both claim ownership of the shoal off the Philippines' north-western coast.
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