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00:00The rescue operation for the Philippine Navy men who boarded the ships of the last rotation and resupply mission of the BRP Sierra Madre
00:08ended on June 17.
00:11The ships of the China Coast Guard are surrounded.
00:14We have the first news, Sen. Joseph Morong and Chino Gaston.
00:21The Philippine Navy's China Coast Guard ships are surrounded.
00:27Aside from the surroundings, their vehicles were also surrounded several times.
00:31They were part of the last rotation and resupply mission of the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal on June 17
00:38when the Rory mission was aborted to enter Ayungin Shoal,
00:42one of the islands of the Philippine Coast Guard's BRP Bagacay.
00:45It was 6.41 a.m. when it was discovered that the mission was aborted
00:49because of the storm that entered Ayungin.
00:52The Patrol Coastal Craft or PCC that was destroyed by the machine immediately went to Bagacay.
00:57But while the wreckage of the ship was being recovered,
01:00the Bagacay of the China Coast Guard, Chinese Fishing Militia Vessels, and the helicopter were surrounded
01:05according to the video provided by our source.
01:08At 8 a.m. when the BRP Cabra of the Philippines and three Hubei-class missile boats of the Chinese Navy faced a bullet reef,
01:17according to the PCG, it also carried out dangerous maneuvers against their ship.
01:23At this time, the radio challenge of the BRP Bagacay was received
01:27that two rigid-hulled inflatable boats were destroyed that were able to enter Ayungin Shoal.
01:32These are holes that seemed to be pierced by the PCG's ship
01:37and it is not yet clear how they were able to return to Raja Sulayman Reef.
01:41The windows were also broken, the navigation equipment, and even the machines.
01:46At 10 a.m. when the China Coast Guard radioed the BRP Cabra
01:51to inform that there were injured Filipinos who were brought to the BRP Sierra Madre.
01:56According to the radio message of the China Coast Guard,
01:58the PCG was allowed to take the injured soldiers
02:01but the rubber boat's ride was only until 8 a.m.
02:04It was docked and there was no construction material to be brought.
02:08When the BRP Cabra got off the rubber boat to go to the BRP Sierra Madre,
02:12they were stopped by the speedboats of the China Coast Guard and Hubei-class Missile Boat.
02:17At 9 p.m., the PCG's rubber boat returned
02:21and the injured soldiers were loaded into the BRP Cabra.
02:26According to the chief of the AFP Western Command, Rear Admiral Alfonso Torres,
02:30they used a different tactic compared to the previous resupply missions they used on June 17.
02:35If the Sibelian resupply vessel used by an escort Philippine Coast Guard
02:41Now, the Philippine Navy's boats tried to enter Ayungin Shoal.
02:45It's my idea. It's actually operational matters and as far as the schedule and the conduct of the operation,
02:52I am taking responsibility of that.
02:54The wounded personnel medal was given to Seaman First Class Underwater Operator Jeffrey Facundo
03:00who was cut off by the Chinese Coast Guard's Kuyugi
03:03who was riding a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat or RIB.
03:07As we said, that's the hardest thing to catch.
03:09Let's applaud.
03:11The forward portion of the Chinese Coast Guard's RIB hit the RIB of our troop.
03:21And unfortunately, the troop was holding it.
03:24So, it went through his ribs.
03:26So, because of the weight and because of the speed,
03:30the RIB of the Chinese Coast Guard hit his ribs.
03:35Luckily, it wasn't his hand.
03:36Despite this, the soldiers of Ayungin Shoal won't hesitate to deploy again.
03:41It's unserviceable. Let's order.
03:45In the pictures released by the Global Times from the China Coast Guard,
03:49the Chinese hit the RIB of the Philippines where they were surrounded.
03:54It's inside the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Philippines.
03:57But the Chinese said that they need to inspect it because it's in their territory.
04:03According to the AFP, the Chinese have knives and axes.
04:07And it was pointed at the soldiers of the Philippines who were pushing them.
04:12The Chinese even threatened our personnel by pointing their knives at our personnel.
04:20Despite this, our soldiers fought.
04:26They fought with their bare hands.
04:30As you can see, they pushed the RIB of the Chinese Coast Guard out.
04:37The Armed Forces of the Philippines and AFP Western Command confirmed
04:41that China stole the 7 high-caliber guns brought by the Filipino soldiers
04:46to go to the BRP Sierra Madre.
04:49They said that China is still not giving up.
04:51I want to remove the impression that our soldiers
04:57allowed the Chinese Coast Guard to take our equipment
05:03and destroy our boats.
05:05We did not allow them.
05:08We fought.
05:10Although they were numerically disadvantaged,
05:15inferior in terms of number of personnel and number of floating assets,
05:20they resisted.
05:22The Chinese Foreign Ministry again reduced the number of professionals
05:26and restrained their Coast Guard.
05:28They also said that they did not have direct contact with the soldiers.
05:32The DFA called the actions of China illegal and aggressive
05:36in the Ayungin mission.
05:38The DFA has contacts for dialogue and consultation,
05:42but the actions of China must be justified
05:44in their so-called words.
05:46The US Pentagon also criticized the actions of China.
05:50This kind of behavior is provocative, it's reckless,
05:54it's unnecessary, and as you highlighted,
05:57it could lead to something bigger and more violent.
06:00And so, we're going to continue to stand with our Philippine allies.
06:05But even though there are soldiers who were cut off by the Chinese,
06:08there is still no basis to invoke
06:10and repeal the Mutual Defense Treaty of America and the Philippines
06:13according to an analyst.
06:15There are still no elements that we are looking for
06:18to trigger the Mutual Defense Treaty.
06:21This happened accidentally
06:24when our soldiers were cut off by the Chinese.
06:28It cannot be considered an act of war.
06:32This is the first news.
06:34Joseph Morong, Chino Gaston, for GMA Integrated News.
06:50For GMA News dot TV.