As the administrative center of the Kalayaan municipality of Palawan province in the Philippines, it also administers nearly a dozen other islets, cays and reefs in the Spratly Islands. The Permanent Court of Arbitration rejected China's claims on the South China Sea in 2016 and ruled in favour of the Philippines, which currently has the operational control over the island. The United States and Australia have also rejected China's claim, citing that it is unlawful and baseless. Vietnam also claims the island.