Manila, Feb. 19 -- Despite the illegal and aggressive acts being conducted by China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), all actions that will be taken by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will be within the "bounds of domestic and international law."

This was the response of Philippine Navy (PN) spokesperson for the WPS, Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, when asked by the Philippine News Agency Wednesday on what actions could be undertaken by the military after the Feb. 18 incident where a People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) helicopter conducted dangerous maneuvers against a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) aircraft.

The BFAR was conducting a routine maritime domain awareness flight over Bajo de Masinloc when the...