Manila, Sept. 4 -- The Philippine Navy (PN) on Thursday said it has monitored two Chinese warships near Bajo de Masinloc in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

The two warships, which belong to China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), were spotted 40 nautical miles southeast of Bajo de Masinloc, PN spokesperson for the WPS Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad said in a message to reporters.

"These ships were monitored during the conduct of the 10th MMCA (Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity) involving the US Navy, the Royal Canadian Navy, the Royal Australian Navy and the PN," Trinidad said, referring to the naval exercises conducted on Sept. 2 to 3 off Zambales.

"They were observed following the international task group and were no...