PH probes reported Chinese attack craft's chase of Filipino civilian vessel in WPS enablePagination: false endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 9) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines is investigating the reported harassment of a Filipino civilian vessel by Chinese Navy and Coast Guard ships in the West Philippine Sea. The AFP launched the probe on Friday as ordered by the Department of National Defense. Both expressed concern over ABS-CBN’s report that its television crew, onboard a Filipino civilian vessel, was chased down by two missile attack craft of the Chinese Navy just around 90 nautical miles from mainland Palawan, well within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.