The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has monitored the incursion of a Chinese military surveillance ship and four warships into Philippine waters in five incidents in the past two months.
Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, commanding general of the Western Mindanao Command , said his men monitored the entry of two warships in July while three more were reported this month– all of them at the Sibutu Strait.
Sobejana said there were instances that the Chinese warships veered away from the sea lanes which allow innocent passage. Included in the report was the incident where a Chinese warship crew noticed that their presence was spotted by AFP naval and air assets. This prompted the vessel to immediately sail away from Philippine waters.
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