The incident marks the second confrontation this week between Manila and Beijing over disputed South China Sea islands.

Beijing says 2 Filipino aircraft ‘illegally intruded’ into China's airspace over Huangyan Island, also known as Scarborough Shoal or Bajo de Masinloc - Anadolu Ajansı

A Philippine plane warned a Chinese military helicopter over the South China Sea that it was "flying too close," as tension between the U.S. ally and Beijing soars.