Manila, Feb. 4 -- Once live-fire exercises are finalized, exclusion zones will be set in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) where the Philippines and its "treaty ally" are conducting a series of naval and air drills that began on Jan. 21 and run until March 31.

"Apart from the NOTAM (Notice to Airmen), the moment there will be live-fire exercises, exclusion zones will also be declared," Philippine Navy (PN) spokesperson for the WPS, Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, said when asked in an interview with the Philippine News Agency (PNA) late Tuesday.

These zones, he said, would be set up to prevent any unauthorized vessel or aircraft from entering.

Exclusion zones are areas in the immediate vicinity of military actions or exercises declared ...