Estados Unidos, nag-donate ng 2 patrol vessels sa AFP
Estados Unidos, nag-donate ng 2 patrol vessels sa AFP
Transcript
00:00 It was captured from the BRP Cabran this Friday morning while the AFP was gathering resupply boats
00:07 towards the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayuninshol.
00:11 A China Coast Guard vessel was seen chasing it and the PCG ship was almost hit.
00:18 The CCG vessel also cut the BRP ship and made a dangerous maneuver.
00:26 These incidents were carried out by Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.
00:31 For him, the aggressive action of China is irresponsible.
00:36 This is to me irresponsible behavior on the part of the Chinese Coast Guard.
00:42 And I think that the world knows who is in the right here.
00:48 There is no water canoning but the maneuvers they did were more dangerous than the ones of the Philippine Coast Guard.
00:57 Because of this, the government gave a hint of importance of strengthening our ability to defend our territory.
01:06 According to Teodoro,
01:08 The strong will overcome the weak in democracy.
01:12 That's why we should do a joint discussion based on a principled framework.
01:21 Behind this, we should have the strength of our country.
01:27 The strength of our armed forces of the Philippines.
01:32 The continued strengthening of the defense posture of our country is called.
01:37 Two new Philippine Navy ships were formally commissioned.
01:41 In this service, the BRP Valentin Dias and the BRP Ladislao Diwa.
01:47 The United States donated the ships under the Excess Defense Articles,
01:52 which is the former Cyclone-class patrol vessels of the US Navy.
01:56 The BRP Valentin Dias and the BRP Ladislao Diwa have a length of 55 meters
02:02 that can easily maneuver in the coastal and lower parts of the ocean
02:08 and it is a match for patrol operations and surveillance.
02:11 The US assured the continued support of our armed forces.
02:15 And this is confirmed by the newly donated ships.
02:19 As the Philippines continues its courageous stand to uphold the international order
02:25 and defend its rights in the West Philippine Sea,
02:28 rest assured the United States stands with you in this all-important endeavor.
02:35 Teodoro said, there will be re-strategization or re-horizoning in the modernization of the AFP
02:42 with the help of our allies.
02:45 This is to ensure that the assets obtained will strengthen our defense.
02:51 The modernization should not be piecemeal, it should be interoperable
02:58 and it should have a difference in our credible deterrent posture.
03:06 Not just the people who are shown, if not a true modernization.
03:10 New patrol vessels will be used to guard the important parts of our ocean
03:16 and other naval and humanitarian and disaster relief operations.
03:21 Patrick De Azuz for the morning show of the Philippine nation, Rise and Shine.