WATCH: Two People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy) warships of China were sighted yesterday, February 16, 2026, at the southeastern portion off Bajo de Masinloc during the 14th Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity of the Philippines, Australia, and the United States in the West Philippine Sea. The vessels neither assumed formation nor approached the participating naval ships, remaining at what observers described as a safe distance, according to BRP Diego Silang Commanding Officer Capt. J