MANILA Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Sunday condemned what he called "illegal and reckless" actions by China 's air force last week against a Filipino military plane patrolling over a disputed South China Sea reef. Two Chinese air force aircraft undertook a "dangerous maneuver" and dropped flares in the path of a Philippine air force turboprop over Scarborough Shoal on Thursday, according to the Philippine military. Manila said the Chinese actions put the lives of its crew in danger,