Barko ng BFAR ng BRP Datu Sanday, ilang beses binangga at binomba ng tubig ng mga barko ng China | Balitanghali

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00:00Let's update on the situation of the BRP Datu Sandai that was hijacked by China this weekend, live from the West Philippine Sea.

00:07We have on the spot, Ian Cruz.

00:10Ian, how are you there?

00:15Yes, Rafi, in these moments, our vehicle, the BRP Datu Sandai here in the West Philippine Sea,

00:23in particular, it is close to the mainland of Palawan, Rafi.

00:28Just yesterday, we were hit six times by the China Coast Guard and their militia vessel,

00:36and their intense bombing of the water cannons in Kinaroro, Onan, took more than 30 minutes.

00:45And Rafi, what's good is that all the crews of this BRP are safe.

00:50The same goes for the embedded media that we have with us.

00:55And the first thing that hit us, Rafi, was the BRP Coast Guard vessel 21551 of China.

01:04It also hit and passed through last Monday in the BRP Bagakay of the Philippine Coast Guard.

01:09Their 21555 vessel hit us four times.

01:13They are also with the China Coast Guard 3104, which passed through the BRP Cape and Ganyo on Monday.

01:22To those who are asking, Rafi, what is the situation of this BRP Datu Sandai?

01:26It was hit six times by the ship and took more than 30 minutes.

01:30There was almost no time for the Chinese to bomb the water cannons.

01:33Navigation and communication equipment of our ship were damaged.

01:37It was hit by their water cannons.

01:42In the provision area, there is also a broken window.

01:46We tried to fix it but it was already fixed.

01:48But outside, Rafi, you can see the big UP.

01:53This is the most visible of all because of the strong bombing of this China Coast Guard 21555.

02:00The portion inside the portside of Bifar also has a hit.

02:05And on the railings, there is also a broken part.

02:07On the starboard, or the part in front of the ship, there is also a broken part

02:14because of the bombing of the 21555 vessel of the China Coast Guard.

02:19There are also UP in Tambucho.

02:24Other air conditioning units are also not working because of the strong water cannons of the China Coast Guard.

02:33Rafi, in these moments, some of the fishermen here in the West Philippine Sea were hit.

02:40Actually, we were able to talk to them for a while.

02:43Some of them came from a few days ago from Escoda Shoal.

02:48They were hit by the China Coast Guard.

02:52That is why now, they are being given crudo by Bifar.

02:57And they are thankful that they were given crudo because they are really having a hard time in their operation here in fishing

03:06because they are moving from place to place.

03:09That is the reason why the cost of their fishing is increasing.

03:14Yesterday, before we were hit and bombed by the China Coast Guard,

03:17the fishermen from Batangas were also given crudo by BRP Datu Sandai.

03:25They were given about 2,000 liters of diesel.

03:29Rafi, they also told us that they were also taken away by the China Coast Guard that night before we arrived there.

03:38They were taken away to Escoda Shoal and they were told that it is a territory of China.

03:44Rafi, that is the latest from the West Philippine Sea.

03:47Ian, the stark contrast is huge.

03:50The difference is that 3 weeks ago, I was also there but we were allowed to go there.

03:54The fishermen went inside Escoda Shoal and they were given crudo there.

03:59So, it is a huge change that you were not allowed to go inside and the fishermen were told to leave.

04:04What is the news? What has changed?

04:06Why are the Philippine vessels being stopped from entering Escoda Shoal?

04:15Well, Rafi, one of the game-changers there is that BRP Teresa Magbanwa of the Philippine Coast Guard is in Escoda Shoal or Sabina Shoal.

04:27Of course, China is accusing that the vessels are semi-agground and they are not leaving there.

04:36But BRP Datu Sandai is doing this.

04:41They are sending help to the fishermen.

04:45Rafi, even the fishermen are being affected by the Chinese Coast Guard.

04:53There are a lot of floating assets there.

04:56When we were there, Rafi, we counted that there are about 6 Chinese Coast Guard vessels that we can see.

05:04There are also Chinese Navy and other militia vessels.

05:12When we were in Pagasa Island, we counted that there are about 24 militia vessels.

05:18Rafi, those ships are huge.

05:23That's why we can see that they are gathering the Sabina Shoal so that we can't enter there.

05:31But Rafi, when we were in Rorore Mission going to Ayungin Shoal,

05:37the Sabina Shoal is the only area where the Coast Guard vessels and our Navy vessels are being blocked.

05:44But now, it's a different situation.

05:47Sabina Shoal is now the second Ayungin Shoal because it's only 20 nautical miles away

05:55that the Chinese Coast Guard vessels are blocking and encircling us.

06:03Obviously, they are very aggressive now.

06:05We can even see in your video that their militia ships are now clinging to our Coast Guard ships and Bifar ships.

06:13They didn't do that before.

06:15The only ships that are clinging to our Coast Guard ships are the Chinese Coast Guard ships.

06:20Let's go back to the incident yesterday.

06:22You told us about the situation while you were being attacked by water cannons.

06:25How did you feel?

06:27Because the Coast Guard ships of the Philippines are reinforced.

06:32The Bifar ships are not light.

06:34Even though the air con units are made of metal.

06:38But you said that even the reinforced Bifar ships are still damaged.

06:45Well, Rafi, at a certain point, we were really nervous.

06:49Because we saw that their ships are really fast and they are directly hitting us.

06:56That's why here in the railing, we are really clinging to them.

06:59We said that we can do it.

07:01That's right.

07:02But at one point, the ships are really clinging to us.

07:06But that's just temporary.

07:07But what really changed is that they opened their water cannons.

07:13At first, only one ship opened its water cannon.

07:16But after that, almost five ships opened their water cannons.

07:20And they are doing it one by one.

07:22That's why we are going in and going out.

07:25Eventually, we are all inside.

07:29Because they are almost opening their water cannons at the same time.

07:33At the same time, the 2-1-5-5-5 ships are still hitting us.

07:37That's really it, Rafi.

07:38There were so many ships that hit us.

07:41I counted about four.

07:43The 2-1-5-5-1, which also hit the BRP Bagacay of the Coast Guard.

07:48It was the first ship to hit our starboard side, Rafi.

07:53I think the longest ship was the 2-1-5-5-1.

07:56Because we almost all covered there.

07:57We experienced being chased and hit by the 2-1-5-5-1 of the China Coast Guard.

08:02Thank you very much and take care there, Ian Cruz.

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