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The Tabularium · Call 2026-09-27-02Open

The Philippines completes its next scheduled Second Thomas Shoal (Ayungin) resupply mission without a repeat Chinese naval or coast-guard blocking or shadowing maneuver, within 60 days of the September 24, 2026 incident (by November 26, 2026).

National SecurityAsia / PacificPhilippinesChina
Issued No. 89 · 27 Sep 26  ·  Due 26 Nov 26  ·  Opening call 45% — roughly even

The wording, the opening probability, and the counter-signal below were fixed when this call was published. Updates revise the reading — never the record: the verdict is graded against the opening call.

The trajectory

The call stands at its probability until revised; each dot is a recorded reading.0%50%100%27 Sep 26 — 45% (No. 89): Opening calltodaydue 26 Nov 2645%27 Sep 26

The record since

The call stands as issued — no revisions.

What would overturn it

A resupply run reported without Chinese obstruction confirms this; a second reported blocking or shadowing incident against the resupply mission resolves it false.

The verdict

Open  Resolves by 26 Nov 26 — graded at the weekly Reckoning against the criteria above, and recorded here.

As logged at issue

Chinese naval and coast guard vessels obstructed a routine Philippine rotation-and-resupply mission to the grounded BRP Sierra Madre, drawing a formal U.S. Embassy condemnation of "dangerous blocking and other irresponsible maneuvers."

Cite this call

The Cursus Publicus, Call 2026-09-27-02 — recorded 27 Sep 26. https://archive.cursuspublic.us/calls/2026-09-27-02.html