Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos, may mga binigyang-linaw pa sa natanggap na phone call mula sa...

Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos, may mga binigyang-linaw pa sa natanggap na phone call mula sa military attache ng China

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00:00It was just an informal, casual conversation, anyone can record a casual phone conversation, right?

00:11This is what the former AFP Western Command or West Com Chief, Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos gave

00:19regarding the received phone call from his acquaintance, Colonel Lee, who is a military attaché of China,

00:26in an exclusive interview.

00:28Carlos said that as a West Com Commander based in Palawan near the West Philippine Sea,

00:34he is often able to meet or talk to various diplomatic representatives, including those from China.

00:42Carlos first confirmed that he was called by Colonel Lee last New Year,

00:46and he insisted that he had no reason to record it.

00:51I've seen him around, I've had a very open discussion with him in plain view several times,

00:59so we exchanged numbers.

01:02So when I received that call, I knew it was him, so I received the call from him.

01:10Well, no, I did not give my consent to be recorded.

01:14I did not give my permission, I did not give my consent to be recorded.

01:18According to Carlos, he did not include any new model, common understanding, or long-term agreement

01:26regarding the West Philippine Sea.

01:28China is also the one who is causing trouble here,

01:32where they repeatedly bombed the Philippine ships with water cannons,

01:37especially the rotation and resupply or remission in Ayungin Shoal.

01:42I am not authorized to negotiate a long-term agreement.

01:47So definitely nonexistent as far as I'm concerned.

01:51No, I did not engage in any discussion involving secret details.

01:58No secret deals and whatsoever.

02:02No, there's no agreement.

02:05Well, the tension is not reducing simply because the Chinese vessels are still in our EEC.

02:13They're not supposed to be there.

02:15They're increasing their numbers.

02:17Aside from that, they're becoming more aggressive.

02:21Close quarters, dangerous maneuvers against our vessels.

02:25The tension is because of their illegal presence there.

02:29The personal leave that he was granted on May 1 was for a wellness break.

02:35In the midst of this, Vice Admiral Carlos argued that he did not surrender the territory of the Philippines.

02:43I have not compromised the country's territorial integrity.

02:48I have not given up our sovereign rights and entitlement.

02:53I am a soldier for the Filipino.

02:56I remain a loyal servant of the Republic.

03:00The former West Com Chief encouraged the fishermen to continue to raise the flag of the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea.

03:09His message to the soldiers of the AFP Western Command is to continue their work.

03:17Patrick de Azuz for Pambansan TV in Bagong, Philippines.