NTF-WPS, itinanggi ang paratang na ang mga barko ng PCG ang sadyang bumangga sa China Coast Guard sa Sabina o Escoda Shoal
NTF-WPS, itinanggi ang paratang na ang mga barko ng PCG ang sadyang bumangga sa China Coast Guard sa Sabina o Escoda Shoal
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00:00The aggressive and dangerous manoeuvring of the China Coast Guard returned to the port
00:06in the vicinity of Escoda Shoal, where the Philippine Coast Guard's ships were stranded.
00:13This is Patrick De Jesus' report.
00:17A hole with more than 2 feet and 3 feet wide
00:23in the auxiliary room on the port side of the BRP Bagacay near the auxiliary engine
00:29and more than 1 meter in the starboard quarter of the BRP Cape Enjanio.
00:35These are the ships that were stranded by the Philippine Coast Guard
00:39when they were hit by the ships of the China Coast Guard
00:42due to the aggressive and dangerous manoeuvring of the CCG.
00:47When the incident happened,
00:49past 3 o'clock this Monday in the vicinity of Sabina or Escoda Shoal
00:55while the CCG ships were heading to Lawak and Batag Island
01:01to resupply the people stationed there,
01:04the 13 station posts of the BRP Bagacay were also destroyed
01:09because their starboard quarter was also damaged
01:12while the engine exhaust of the BRP Cape Enjanio was damaged.
01:17No person of the CCG was injured in the wreck
01:20and the resupply mission was continued.
01:23They didn't go back. They're still completing their mission as we speak.
01:27It's still going to be evaluated by naval architects,
01:31people with the right background to evaluate the seaworthiness of the vessel.
01:37But as I said, despite of these damages,
01:40the commanding officer of 4410 and 4411 still decided to pursue their resupply mission.
01:47The Chinese ships stopped pursuing their mission
01:50when they noticed that the CCG ships were not heading to the BRP Teresa Magbanwa
01:55which was still in Escoda Shoal since April.
01:59Therefore, we can just assume that the Chinese government thought
02:04that those 44 meter vessels are really intended to reinforce our presence in Escoda Shoal.
02:12But for the information of everyone,
02:15these 44 meter vessels are just going to carry out a routine resupply operation
02:22for our Coast Guard troops deployed in Lawak Island and in Pata.
02:28According to the PCG, this is the most dangerous crime committed by their ships
02:34because of the harassment of the China Coast Guard.
02:37The National Security Council also lied
02:40and called the Chinese Coast Guard misleading
02:44that the Philippine ships were intended to resupply.
02:48That short video does not tell the entire story.
02:52It's a spliced video. It's a misleading video.
02:55It again shows China as the benevolent actor here.
03:01We again condemn this deliberate attempt by the People's Republic of China
03:09to change the narrative and create their own scenarios
03:14on the reality of what happened this morning.
03:16The Philippines and China have a provisional agreement
03:19but this is just part of the role remissions of the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal
03:24and there are other talks and consultations in other parts of the West Philippine Sea.
03:29Meanwhile, the retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio
03:35reaffirmed that the government should file a new arbitration case against China
03:40when it comes to the Extended Continental Shelf.
03:43In the 2016 Arbitral Award, it was decided that there is no basis for the nine-dash line of China
03:49for the whole South China Sea.
03:52100% China will lose because they're so far away.
03:55The world will rally behind that arbitral award.
03:58So I've been pushing our DFA and our government to file another arbitral award.