Scarborough Shoal is claimed by the Philippines it is because it is within its 200 nautical mile Exclussive Economic Zone which is an international boundary declared under the law of the sea.
The Philippines is the nearest land mass to the shoal: only 135 miles (or 220 km) away.
Natural Resources. Whoever country owns it can dig the shoal for oil.
The Philippines, China, and Taiwan all have overlapping claims to Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. Despite Filipino ownership according to the Permanent Court of Arbitration's ruling in 2016, China has maintained a consistent presence in the area.
The Philippines has ongoing territorial disputes over Scarborough Shoal, Spratly Islands, and Sabah. These territories are claimed by other countries, including China and Malaysia.
The Philippines also claims the Scarborough Shoal, located in the South China Sea. It is a disputed territory that is also claimed by China and Taiwan. The country asserts its claim based on historical and legal grounds, but it has been a source of tension among these nations.
Russia claimed it.
Russia claimed it.
The united states
Scarborough is a popular name used throughout several countries and Canada is one. Or many other British Colonized states.
The United States, Great Britain, Spain, and Russia claimed the Oregon territory, in other words, the Oregon Country.
China is a country there are no other countries within it. The population of China is in excess of one billion.
I think England claimed India and some other countries.
Yes. The Russians beat us out there. Now we've got Europe, Japan, and China out there ... with Iran claiming it's about to do it.