The incident took place on August 8 while a Philippine Air Force NC-212i plane was 'conducting a routine maritime patrol' over the shoal
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“The incident posed a threat to Philippine Air Force aircraft and its crew, interfered with lawful flight operations in airspace within Philippine sovereignty and jurisdiction, and contravened international law and regulations governing safety of aviation,” added Trinidad. “We reaffirm our commitment to exercise our rights in accordance with international law, particularly UNCLOS and the Chicago Convention,” he added, referring to the Convention on International Civil Aviation.Scarborough Shoal is a feature located some 120 nautical miles off the coast of Zambales, well within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone . But since it is a high-tide elevation, it generates a 12-nautical mile territorial sea of its own, which also covers the air space above it.
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