The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) clarified over the weekend that neither Philippine aircraft nor vessels were expelled from the Scarborough Shoal, also
Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua in the West Philippine Sea The Philippine Coast Guard clarified over the weekend that neither Philippine aircraft nor vessels were expelled from the Scarborough Shoal, also known as Bajo de Masinloc, rejecting claims made by the Chinese Coast Guard .
China reportedly claimed that a Philippine aircraft entered what it described as part of its territorial airspace. According to the CCG, a Philippine C-208 aircraft flew over the Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on Friday.
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