Panayam kay NSC Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya

Transcript

00:00 A group that is far from completing the supply mission to BRP Sierra Madre in December is in a state of panic.

00:06 The group believes that because the Philippines owns the area, anyone can go there freely.

00:13 What is your reaction to this, ADG Malaya?

00:17 Well, Nina, that question is a bit sensitive.

00:22 Because first of all, we know what is happening during the resupply mission.

00:28 We don't know how China's reaction will be to the resupply missions

00:33 because of what is happening in our country right now.

00:37 So, maybe this group can first be informed to the National Task Force West Philippine Sea.

00:45 Because these resupply missions that we are doing are coordinated with the Philippine Coast Guard

00:51 and our chartered supply boats that we are talking about,

00:56 together with the Western Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

01:00 So, although we understand what they want to happen,

01:04 that our Armed Forces will help with the resupply,

01:07 we are talking to them to be informed to the National Task Force West Philippine Sea

01:13 chaired by National Security Advisor Eduardo Año,

01:16 before they do their own resupply mission.

01:20 There. Okay. Thank you very much, ADG John.