Sa isyu ng agawan ng teritoryo sa South China Sea-- kasama na sa direktiba ng National Security Council para sa mas madalas na maritime patrols ang Bajo De Masinloc, bukod pa sa Ayungin Shoal at Kalayaan Group of Islands.
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00:00 Meanwhile, the territory in South China Sea is being taken over
00:03 along with the directive of the National Security Council
00:05 for the more frequent maritime patrols of Bajo de Masinloc
00:09 as well as the Yungin Shoal and Kalayaan Group of Islands.
00:12 This is the news of Joseph Moro.
00:14 Day and night, the ships of the Chinese militia and coastguard
00:20 are watching the island,
00:21 one of the most important places in the Kalayaan Island Group
00:24 that is occupied by the Philippines.
00:26 In Himpapawit, the Chinese coastguard vessels are seen
00:30 in three cases in the West Philippine Sea.
00:32 Usually, it is fished by the Filipinos
00:34 but now, it is hard to reach.
00:36 Here in the center of the island,
00:38 you don't need to boat to see the Chinese coastguard.
00:43 There is one and the fishing vessels next to it.
00:46 We count around nine or eight
00:49 and they are the daily reminders
00:53 to the residents and soldiers who are destined to be here on the island
00:57 that even if they are easy and simple in their livelihood,
01:00 there is tension around them.
01:03 This is the West Philippine Sea.
01:05 I can say that this is a sensitive post.
01:11 Along with the Kalayaan Islands, the Yungin Shoal
01:14 where our troops are being watched by the BRP Sierra Madre.
01:18 But if the Philippine Coast Guard will still be there
01:21 in the resupply mission for Yungin,
01:23 the fishermen in Masinloc, Zambales
01:25 are the only ones who are in the area
01:27 where we have a patrol vessel in Scarborough Shoal
01:29 or under Masinloc, right in front of the
01:32 unguarded area guarded by China.
01:34 We are the only Filipinos there,
01:36 the fishermen.
01:38 We have no other allies there.
01:40 The truth is, there is no one
01:42 who escorts our fishermen
01:45 when they are doing the Scarborough Shoal.
01:47 That is why the National Security Advisor
01:49 and National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea
01:52 Head Eduardo Año,
01:53 the AFP Northern Luzon Command
01:55 and Coast Guard and Maritime Patrol
01:57 in the West Philippine Sea together
01:58 are under Masinloc.
02:00 They say that the priority of the maritime patrol
02:02 in Scarborough Shoal
02:03 or under Masinloc and the Philippine Rise
02:06 is in the northern coast of Luzon.
02:08 That is good because
02:10 the fishermen have a strong will
02:13 to get there
02:14 because there is someone who is protecting them.
02:17 Before the meeting of the Mutual Defensive Board
02:19 Security Engagement Board this Thursday
02:21 at Camp Aguinaldo,
02:22 the AFP Chief of Staff General
02:25 Romeo Browner Jr.,
02:26 U.S. Ambassador Mary Kay Carlson
02:28 and Admiral John Aquilino
02:30 of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
02:31 in Lalo Airport
02:33 and Naval Base Camilo Ocias
02:35 in Cagayan and Basa Air Base in Pampanga
02:37 which are the sites of the EDCA
02:39 or Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement.
02:41 This is a part of the continued
02:43 assistance of the Philippines and America
02:45 in defense, security in the region
02:47 and in response.
02:48 Defense Secretary Iboche Doro
02:51 in the hearing of the Commission on Appointments
02:52 approved his statement
02:54 that the use of politics and diplomacy
02:57 is what the West Philippine Sea wants.
02:59 But he said,
03:00 "We are lucky if there is no strong spinal cord
03:02 or backbone for diplomacy."
03:04 The soldiers who were destined
03:07 feel the heavy responsibility
03:08 of defending the sovereignty of the country.
03:10 We are providing security
03:12 for national sovereignty
03:16 not only here in Pagasa
03:18 but to the other Philippine-held features.
03:24 In the hope that the soldiers
03:26 will be able to live a normal life,
03:28 in different places on the island
03:29 their services spread.
03:32 The names of the soldiers assigned here
03:34 are engraved
03:35 and reminders
03:36 to defend what is ours.
03:39 It's a great feeling
03:40 that you are serving our country.
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04:12 [Music]