Manila, China could soon deploy combat planes in the Spratly Islands that would place the Philippines within the Asian powers bombing range, an analyst warned Sunday. In a report on 24 hours, University of the Philippines Institute for Marine Affairs and Law of the Sea director Jay Batongbacal said the whole Philippines would be at risk of bombing as China could soon deploy aircraft in the area. "Pag nagkaroon ng ganiyang klaseng aircraft doon sa Spraty Islands, ang buong Pilipinas ay nasa loob na ng kayang bombahin ng China, " he said.

Cabuenas, J. K. (2018, May 22). PHL at risk if China lands bombers in Spratlys-analyst. Daily Guardian, p. 12.