Section 15Sec./Art. 15

Prohibition on War Games and Other Military Exercises. - Foreign ships and aircraft, including warships and military aircraft, shall not undertake or engage in any war games or other military exercises, especially those involving the use of any type of weapons and/or ordinance, intelligence gathering, surveillance, or reconnaissance assets or equipment.

Such foreign ships or aircraft shall pass without delay through or over the sea lanes and air routes in the normal mode solely for continuous, expeditious, and unobstructed transit: Provided, That military exercises undertaken in Philippine archipelagic waters by foreign warships and military aircraft with the warships and military aircraft of the Philippines, under applicable international defense agreements, shall be exempt from this prohibition: Provided, further, That the Philippines shall give publicly to any danger to navigation or overflight within or over the sea lanes in relation to such exercise: Provided, finally, That the foregoing provisions shall not prejudice the right of the Philippines to establish reasonable and appropriate measures that protect its national security without unduly hampering or denying the exercise of the rights of archipelagic sea lanes passage and innocent passage.