THE government will intensify the monitoring of the country's airspace following the "irresponsible, unprofessional, illegal and dangerous acts" of Chinese fighter jets that harassed a Philippine Air Force (PAF) patrol aircraft on August 8 in the skies near Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea.

The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) said on Monday that air and maritime security patrol missions will continue within the country's sovereign territory, airspace, and exclusive economic zone.

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