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THE Department of Foreign Affairs filed a diplomatic protest against China over the dangerous maneuvers and dropping of flares of the People’s Liberation Army–Air Force while a Philippine aircraft was conducting a routine maritime security operation over the country’s sovereign airspace in the Scarborough Shoal..This was confirmed by DFA spokesperson Teresita Daza without divulging further details.
While this is the first time that a China aircraft dropped flares on a Philippine aircraft, there have been previous instances wherein the Philippine Air Force flights experienced flares coming from the bases of the PLA in the West Philippine Sea.Trinidad expressed confidence in the skills of the Philippine Navy pilots in responding to such a situation noting that the Armed Forces of the Philippines will not be deterred by any of these harassments.
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