The Philippine government has belied China's narrative on the recent collision between Philippine and Chinese vessels off Ayungin Shoal as it also refuted Beijing's claim that Manila promised to tow away a beached ship in the said water.

National Security Council (NSC) spokesman Jonathan Malaya on Monday said China's narrative that it was the Philippine vessels that bumped into the Chinese vessels, seemed like it came "out of thin air."

Videos taken by journalists aboard the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel could prove false China's claim, Malaya added.

"The statements made by China are not supported by evidence, parang kinuha lang sa hangin (like it came out of thin air)... We're moving in a regular direction, and it was the Chinese Coast Gard (CCG) vessel that blocked the path," he said in a press conference.

"That kind of [Chinese] statement collapses in the face of overwhelming evidence," he added.

On Oct. 22, a Philippine boat en route to supply the beached BRP Sierra Madre collided with a Chinese vessel after the latter blocked its path, videos showed. A PCG vessel also bumped into a CCG vessel following the incident that took place in the Ayungin Shoal, which is part of the Philippine waters.

Meanwhile, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza also denied there was a promise made by the Philippine government that it would tow away BRP Sierra Madre in the Ayungin Shoal—the reason behind the recent tension between the two sides.

China claimed Manila pledged to remove the vessel and repeatedly called on the latter to honor such.

But the Philippines is "not aware of such an understanding" and "no one in the Philippine government will ever enter into such agreement, abandoning its sovereign rights and jurisdiction over its EEZ (exclusive economic zone) and continental shelf," Daza said.

"We categorically denied the existent of which, and if whether there's such an agreement, rescind it," she added.