The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday summoned China's envoy to Manila after a People’s Liberation Army – Navy (PLAN) vessel was caught in “illegal incursions” in the Sulu Sea in January and February this year. In a statement, the DFA has summoned Ambassador Huang Xilian through Acting Undersecretary Theresa Lazaro after a PLAN Electronic Reconnaissance Ship (Dongdiao-class) with bow number 792 entered Philippine waters “without permission” and reached the Cuyo Group of Islands in Palawan and Apo Island in Mindoro from January 29 to February 1. During a confrontation, it said Philippine Navy vessel BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) challenged PLAN 792 which alleged that it was “exercising innocent passage.”

DFA summons China envoy over navy ship's intrusion in PH waters. (2022, March 16). Manila Bulletin, pp. 1, 5.