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Another Chinese aircraft lands in Davao City to refuel, Air Force unit confirms

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/06/23/air1.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Another Chinese aircraft on Saturday landed in Davao City to refuel.<em> Paul Gesulga</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>DAVAO CITY—Another Chinese aircraft landed here Saturday noon to refuel, a Philippine Air Force unit said hours after the foreign plane jetted off from the lone airport in President Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s hometown.</p><p>The Chinese aircraft landed at the Francisco Bangoy International Airport at 12:18 p.m. and left at 12:59 p.m., Tactical Operations Group 11 of the Philippine Air Force told ABS-CBN News without citing the name of the particular aircraft.</p><p>The aircraft refueled at the airport before it took off for China, the unit said.</p><p>Officials did not clarify if the aircraft was the same military plane that landed here last June 9.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/06/23/air2.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Another Chinese aircraft on Saturday landed in Davao City to refuel. <em>Paul Gesulga</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Last month, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said a Chinese aircraft bound for Australia sought permission from the Department of Foreign Affairs to make a technical stop here.</p><p>The Philippines is extended the same courtesy by other states when it needs to make technical stops, Roque said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/10/18/govt-confirms-chinese-military-plane-landed-in-ph-to-refuel">Gov&#x27;t confirms Chinese military plane landed in PH to refuel</a></li></ul><p>The landing of the Chinese aircraft in Davao drew ire last month as it came amid tensions between Manila and Beijing over China&#x27;s continuous militarization and alleged bullying of Filipino fishermen in disputed areas in the South China Sea.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/06/12/18/huli-ng-mga-mangingisdang-pinoy-kinuha-ng-chinese-coast-guard">Huli ng mga mangingisdang Pinoy, kinuha ng Chinese Coast Guard</a></li></ul><p>Minority senators have filed a resolution to probe the alleged frequent landing of Chinese military plane in the President&#x27;s hometown.</p><p>&quot;When it comes to our national interest, our national security, they should at least give it a chance to be investigated,&quot; opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said in an interview on ANC&#x27;s Headstart.</p><p>&quot;The fact that it’s a cargo plane, most probably they unloaded some precious cargo. We’re trying to verify on the ground what was unloaded,&quot; he added.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/12/18/minority-senators-eye-probe-into-chinese-plane-landing-in-davao">Minority senators eye probe into Chinese plane landing in Davao</a></li></ul><div><strong>— With a report from Vina Araneta, ABS-CBN News</strong></div>

<p>Officials did not clarify whether the aircraft was the same military plane that landed here last June 9.</p>

Officials did not clarify whether the aircraft was the same military plane that landed here last June 9.