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00:00It was surrounded by barricades and flooded with water.
00:07The PRP Datu Sandai, after the assistance of the China Coast Guard and the Chinese militia in the West Philippine Sea, was blamed.
00:16But the Philippine ships continued to sail.
00:19China, on the other hand, destroyed the barricades in the Philippines.
00:23Ian Cruz witnessed it.
00:25At 1.46 p.m. August 25, seven nautical miles from Escoda or Sabina Shoal,
00:34our vehicle, the PRP Datu Sandai, was able to bomb the water of the China Coast Guard Vessel 4202.
00:41The water cannon could not hit the PRP Datu Sandai first.
00:48Later, the China Coast Guard Vessel 21551 was about to be hit.
00:54Time out! Time out!
01:05China Coast Guard!
01:07What are you doing? Stop it!
01:10You are under the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone!
01:13We were hit by the China Coast Guard Vessel 21551.
01:20It also hit the PRP Bagacay on Monday early in the morning.
01:26And just a while ago, we said that their water cannon did not explode.
01:31And now, it hit our vehicle.
01:35But it was just the beginning.
01:37At 2.26 p.m., the China Coast Guard Vessel 21555 bombed the PRP Datu Sandai.
01:44This is our fleet, Fleet 302.
01:48This is the China Coast Guard Vessel 21551.
01:52We are under the violation of China's sovereignty and security.
01:56And we are seriously violating the international law.
01:59I am now going to take a simple request.
02:02And you will be responsible for all the consequences.
02:05China has violated China's sovereignty and security.
02:09And you will be punished for violating the law.
02:12I am forced that you take a simple request.
02:14What are you doing?
02:17The 21555 moved away for a while.
02:20But just a few moments later, it was hit by an anchor ship
02:24on the left-hand side of the PRP Datu Sandai.
02:30Oh my God!
02:32What happened?
02:33A Chinese militia vessel was hit by an anchor ship on the right-hand side of the ship.
02:44Next, the China Coast Guard 4103 bombed the vessel.
02:49Comrades, let's go inside for a while.
02:52Let's go inside for a while.
02:56Oh my God!
02:58Oh my God!
02:59This is not normal.
03:00Let's go inside.
03:01Let's go inside.
03:02Oh my God!
03:03Let's go inside.
03:04Oh my God!
03:05What's happening?
03:06The ship was hit by the force of the water for a few minutes.
03:10We thought the water cannon was over.
03:13But it wasn't.
03:16It's strong.
03:17The China Coast Guard Vessel 21555 was hit again
03:21and the ship was hit by the force of the water.
03:24That's five boats.
03:26Here's the China Coast Guard's water cannon again.
03:29It's like the sandals are hitting the ground.
03:32I hope our navigational equipment won't be damaged.
03:39As you can see, it's like a storm.
03:41We are being chased by the water cannon.
03:43This is how the navigation and communication equipment of the PRP Datu Sandai was damaged
03:49after it was hit by the force of the water cannon.
03:52It continued its journey to the other side.
03:54Even though the equipment was damaged, the windows of the provision area were broken.
03:58The damage was more severe outside the port side of the ship
04:02after it was hit by the China Coast Guard 21555.
04:05The China Coast Guard 21555 was also hit by the dents in the logo of BIFAR at the port side
04:12and near the stern of the starboard of the ship at the top of its name.
04:17The China Coast Guard also placed railings,
04:22and some air-conditioning units at the stern of the ship.
04:27All crew, officials of BIFAR and the media were saved.
04:32There was no need for rescue according to the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea
04:37except for the statements of a fallen Filipino who was caught by the China Coast Guard.
04:42The Chinese Foreign Ministry said
04:44that the Philippine ship was the one who forcibly entered the Escudo Shoal
04:48and that the PRP Datu Sandai was the one who hit the ship of China.
04:54The Philippines is said to be responsible for the shipwreck.
04:59According to the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea,
05:02the ships of China were far from the humanitarian mission for the Filipino fishermen.
05:09According to the PCG,
05:10the PRP Teresa Magbanua hit the Escudo Shoal
05:15was the reason behind China's overreaction.
05:19They said that this was a semi-grounded attack
05:22and that it was going to be a forward deployment base.
05:25We can just assume that the reason why China is overreacting
05:29is because they believe in their own paranoid narrative
05:33that we have a reason to reinforce the presence of Teresa Magbanua.
05:38But in spite of the accusations,
05:40the PRP Datu Sandai continues to defend itself.
05:42Before it helped the ships of China,
05:45it was a part of the crude aid to the fishermen in the West Philippine Sea.
05:50They say that it was us who entered that location.
05:56This is our situation.
05:59In that situation, it was us who stole.
06:05Of course, you have to respect yourselves.
06:08No matter what they do,
06:10it's not like before,
06:12that you can do anything.
06:15It's scary to go there.
06:17It's a waste.
06:18If you go there, you'll just get hit.
06:20Nothing will happen.
06:21It's scary.
06:22It's just a piece of wood.
06:25We're just a piece of wood in the vehicle.
06:27If possible, the government should take action
06:31because we are the ones who are suffering.
06:34We are just a piece of wood in the vehicle.
06:38When it comes to China,
06:42we are still a piece of wood.
06:43Even though they were not injured
06:45after the Chinese Coast Guard's water cannons,
06:48the PRP Datu Sandai of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
06:53will still return here to the West Philippine Sea
06:56to continue their mandate
06:58to help and take care of the well-being of the Filipino fishermen.
07:03For GMA Integrated News, Ian Cruz is your witness.
07:28For GMA Integrated News, Ian Cruz is your witness.