Mangingisdang Pinoy sa Scarborough Shoal, hinabol ng China Coast Guard para itaboy
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00:00 The government has already condemned the installation of floating barriers by the China Coast Guard and militia vessels in some parts of Bajo de Masinloc.
00:08 Aside from preventing our fishermen from entering the bay,
00:12 it is also clearly a violation of UNCLOS and international law.
00:16 This is Patrick De Jesus with the report.
00:18 This is an action chase by the China Coast Guard
00:26 that was riding a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat and a Filipino fisherman who was on a fishing boat.
00:32 This happened last Friday, September 22,
00:36 while the ship of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, BRP Datu Bangkaw,
00:43 was patrolling in Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal,
00:45 which is part of the Exclusive Economic Zone or EEZ of the Philippines.
00:50 The fisherman was forced to chase the boat
00:53 until a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat of the China Coast Guard got off the boat and chased the boat.
00:57 The Inflatable Boat closed and the fishing boat was about to sink.
01:02 They forced the fisherman to swim away,
01:05 who was trying to enter the Scarborough Shoal.
01:08 The chase lasted for 10 minutes.
01:10 The brave fisherman was Arnel.
01:13 I can't swim because of the boat.
01:17 I'm going to swim.
01:20 You're going to swim?
01:22 Yes, I'm going to swim.
01:23 I can't get in.
01:24 I'm going to swim two steps.
01:28 I'm not stupid.
01:30 I'm going to swim.
01:32 They don't have a fishing net.
01:34 I'm not afraid.
01:35 But you might get hit.
01:36 I'm not stupid.
01:38 You're not stupid?
01:39 No.
01:40 Good thing it didn't break.
01:41 No, I'm just going to swim.
01:43 This is also what other fishermen are experiencing.
01:46 Especially when the Chinese ships are watching the large part of the Scarborough Shoal.
01:52 We are trying to get closer to the entrance of the Inflatable Boat or Scarborough Shoal.
01:57 But the China Coast Guard caught us with a Boat number 3105.
02:02 After we were caught, they blocked us with a big ship of the CCG.
02:08 But aside from that, there are two CCG vessels in the vicinity.
02:13 And there is also a Chinese maritime militia vessel.
02:16 The large ship of the China Coast Guard, which is only 18 meters from the ship we are riding, got closer.
02:24 And you can see that the crew is taking pictures.
02:28 There is also a flash message on the LED board of the CCG vessel that the ship of BIFAR is being removed.
02:34 According to fishermen, the Chinese are trying to escape.
02:40 Especially in the face of the fish, the Scarborough Shoal.
02:43 It's like a curse to us.
02:47 Then the China Coast Guard is chasing us.
02:52 This Boat is a big help to us.
02:54 Especially if there is a bad time, we can swim here.
02:57 But what happened?
02:59 We can't get close.
03:02 We are far away. They are attacking us.
03:04 We are afraid.
03:05 We are just going to the management.
03:08 Or we will just go home without any money.
03:10 You don't have any money?
03:12 We don't have any money.
03:14 You can't complete this.
03:16 If the weather is strong, there will be bad times.
03:18 Sometimes, we just go home without any money.
03:20 At the entrance of the Boat, there is a barbed wire and buoy that is 300 meters long.
03:26 In the underwater survey, you can see the thicker wires and chains.
03:32 The dead coral in the seabed of the Boat of Masinlok can also be seen.
03:36 The current situation of the floating barriers of the China Coast Guard and militia vessels that were captured by the PCG.
03:43 The government has already condemned it because it will stop the Filipino fishermen from entering the bay.
03:50 Any country will stop the Filipino fishermen from entering the bay is a violation of the UNCLOS and international law.
03:56 So this is already condemned by the National Security Council.
04:00 We will send a report to the President about this.
04:06 The NSC will always inform the President of the important activities in Ayungin or in Baudo Masinlok or other places in the Kalayaan Island Group.
04:17 As far as the NSC is concerned, we have already reported to the President about this issue.
04:24 The BIFAR resupply mission was conducted to the Filipino fishermen in Baudo Masinlok.
04:30 The BIFAR boat anchored for two days.
04:33 The distance to the bay is only 300 meters, which is close to many fishermen.
04:38 Their containers are loaded with free diesel.
04:42 It is a big thing for them to stay in the sea to fish longer.
04:47 The BIFAR also gave the fishermen grocery items.
04:51 As a thank you, the fishermen voluntarily gave part of their catch.
04:57 We just heard on the radio that someone is coming here to give them help for the boats.
05:05 We are very happy, especially since we have arrived here.
05:09 But in the not far away, where the BRP Dato Bankaw is anchored,
05:13 the ships of the China Coast Guard and militia vessels are seen to be in a situation.
05:19 Despite this, the resupply mission was successful,
05:22 where more than 60,000 liters of diesel were given by the BIFAR to 54 mother boats
05:30 or hundreds of small fishing boats.
05:33 The PCG returned to the China coast, where the WPS is only a political drama.
05:40 We don't do drama. We produce factual events, truthful narratives.
05:47 We don't make up stories.
05:49 The stories that we provide are all supported by pictures, footages.
05:57 And again, that's not drama. That's purely a real story.
06:03 The presence of foreign ships is a challenge.
06:07 This is faced by the Filipino fishermen not only for their livelihood,
06:11 but also to assert our rights within our territory.
06:16 This is BRP Dato Bankaw from Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.
06:21 Patrick de Jesus for the nation.
06:24 Subbiah.
06:24 [music]