After over five months at sea, BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) is set to return to the Philippines after what officials called her successful mission in the disputed waters.
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00:30workers in the Coast Guard, friends of the Coast Guard, and good afternoon to all of us.
00:40In our life as leaders, sometimes there will come a time where we have to choose between
00:49the survival of our troops at sea, from the perils of the sea, and the attainment of the
00:58tender goals of the country. We chose to go because we can. A decision for you to reposition
01:11yourself as to ensure that we are able to sustain our ability to secure this part of
01:22the country for the long haul. We decided to direct you to proceed to Princesa City
01:31because your crew are getting sick, because your ship has suffered critical damage, and
01:38the weather is bad. But I'd like to emphasize to you, Lieutenant Buran, that you have accomplished
01:47your mission. Your mission was very, very clear. In April, you were directed to proceed
01:58to the school to show, number one, to deter any efforts to do small-scale reclamation
02:06in the bay. Number two, you were directed because you were to provide the platform and
02:15the capabilities for the marine scientific survey and studies which has to be done in
02:21the area because of the massive coral destruction reported to us. You've done it very well.
02:30And third, you were tasked to provide protection to our fishermen in the area. Again, you did.
02:41Well done, Lieutenant Buran and all of your crew. Congratulations. Actually, we all envy
02:50you because you underwent the kind of journey where you were given the chance on how to
02:58best serve this country, even in harm's way. Keep it up. A Coast Guard will never abandon
03:09its role to protect what is ours, peacefully and legally, because we can and we must.
03:22Good afternoon, everyone.