MANILA: The Philippines on Wednesday (May 1) accused China's coast guard of elevating tensions in the South China Sea after its use of water cannons that damaged two of its vessels, an official said. Philippine officials have said a coast guard ship and a fisheries vessel were damaged on Tuesday by water cannons used by the Chinese coast guard while on their way to Scarborough Shoal to assist Filipino fishermen in the area. "The Chinese coast guard now has elevated the tension and the level of