PBBM kung red line na sakaling may masawing pinoy sa WPS dahil sa pag-water cannon ng China: "If killed by a willful act... very close to what we define as act of war"

6 months ago

Sa katatapos lang na IISS Shangri-la dialogue sa Singapore, inilarawan ni Pangulong Bongbong Marcos na maihahalintulad sa act of war kung sakaling may masawing Pilipino sa West Philippine Sea na kagagawan ng mga hakbang ng China.

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00:00 After the IISS-Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore,

00:04 President Bumbo Marcos described that it can be considered as an act of war

00:09 if a Filipino in the West Philippine Sea

00:12 is able to hack China.

00:15 Chino Gaston was able to do it.

00:17 [Music]

00:20 If there was an incident that ended up killing a Filipino serviceman,

00:27 be they a Coast Guard or in the military and part of the Navy,

00:35 well that would certainly increase the level of response.

00:46 If by a willful act, a Filipino, not only serviceman,

00:55 but even a Filipino citizen,

00:58 if a Filipino citizen is killed by a willful act,

01:02 that is, I think, very, very close to what we define as an act of war.

01:09 This is the answer of President Bumbo Marcos

01:11 when asked in the IISS-Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore

01:15 if it can be said that crossing the red line

01:18 for any Filipino to be killed

01:20 in the water cannon of the China Coast Guard.

01:22 Although the solution to the tension in the region is open,

01:26 the Philippines will not give up any part of the EEZ.

01:31 In this solid footing and through our clear moral ascendancy,

01:35 we find the strength to do whatever it takes to protect our sovereign home

01:39 to the last square inch, to the last square millimeter.

01:44 And finally, the Philippines has a basis in international law and UNCLOS.

01:49 So the lines that we draw in our waters are not derived from just our imagination,

01:54 but from international law.

01:57 We have on our side the 1982 UNCLOS

02:00 and the binding 2016 Arbitral Award,

02:03 which affirms what is ours by legal right.

02:07 After the keynote address,

02:09 the President joined the questioning.

02:11 And a Chinese Major General, Xu Hui, asked him.

02:16 Mr. President, I noticed in your speech

02:19 you mentioned many times about ASEAN centrality.

02:23 Some of your Philippines' behavior in recent times,

02:28 it now sounds like you really consider other parties' comfort level.

02:34 And there is a risk of ruining the regional long-earned,

02:40 long-lasting peace since the end of the colonial history.

02:45 What's your comments on that? Thank you.

02:47 Well, I cannot imagine what you must be referring to

02:52 if the reference or the allusion is to the Philippines

02:58 somehow tearing apart what we have agreed on

03:04 in terms of ASEAN centrality.

03:06 When we talk about the South China Sea,

03:09 we have to also remember that the South China Sea

03:13 is the passageway for half of the world trade.

03:18 And therefore, the peace and stability of the South China Sea

03:22 and the freedom of navigation of the South China Sea

03:25 is a world issue.

03:28 America also expressed support for the Philippines.

03:31 The harassment that the Philippines has faced

03:34 is dangerous, pure and simple.

03:38 And we all share an interest in ensuring

03:40 that the South China Sea remains open and free.

03:44 As the end of the Shangri-La Dialogue is approaching,

03:46 government officials are in agreement

03:49 that they have explained and the international community

03:52 is now more understanding of the Philippines'

03:56 opposition to China.

03:57 From here in Singapore, for GMA Integrated News,

04:00 Sino Gaston, Akatutok, 24 hours.

04:03 [News Anchor]

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PBBM kung red line na sakaling may masawing pinoy sa WPS dahil sa pag-water cannon ng China: "If killed by a willful act... very close to what we define as act of war" | 24 Oras Weekend

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