The Philippine government slammed China over the “unprofessional and reckless”actions of one of its helicopters, which flew dangerously close to a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) light aircraft conducting a routine patrol over Bajo de Masinloc on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. In a statement, the National Maritime Council (NMC) said it is deeply disturbed when Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA)-Navy Harbin Z-9 helicopter hovered as close as three meters above a BFAR Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX aircraft during a routine maritime domain awareness flight.

Peralta-Malonzo, T. A. (2025, February 20). PH condemns China's 'reckless' flight vs BFAR. SunStar Cebu, p. 15.