Filipino pilots are ready to die asserting the country’s sovereignty, Malacañang said yesterday after a Philippine plane flying near a Chinese-built artificial island in the West Philippine Sea defied warnings from the Chinese military. London-based British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) has released a video showing a Philippine military aircraft receiving warnings from the Chinese military. The Philippine aircraft, which appeared to be patrolling near China’s man-made islands, was asked to “leave immediately” or “bear the responsibility for all the consequences.”

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