TIMELINE: Limang buwan na pagbabantay ng BRP Teresa Magbanua sa Sabina o Escoda Shoal bago magbalik home port

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00:00After a 5-month deployment in Sabina or Escoda Shoal,

00:04the BRP Teresa Magbanua has returned to its home port.

00:08Let's go back to what happened during the maintenance of our ship in the wake of Patrick de Jesus.

00:18BRP Teresa Magbanua is one of the largest ships of the Philippine Coast Guard.

00:23It was just deployed in Sabina or Escoda Shoal in the West Philippine Sea in April

00:29to monitor the possible reclamation of China

00:32due to the damaged coral reefs that were found.

00:36Escoda Shoal is only 71 nautical miles from Palawan.

00:41Ayungin Shoal is near here, where the BRP Sierra Madre is stationed.

00:47Last June, the crews of the PCG in the BRP Teresa Magbanua celebrated the Day of Freedom

00:55and raised the Philippine flag high despite the presence of Chinese ships.

01:01China praised the BRP Sierra Madre for following the BRP Teresa Magbanua.

01:08Last July, a video released by the Chinese-owned Tabloid

01:13from the China Coast Guard showed the construction materials brought to the Philippine ship.

01:20The last shipment of cookies was questioned.

01:24Last July, when the BRP Teresa Magbanua faced China Coast Guard's Demonster Ship,

01:33the PCG challenged it.

01:35China Coast Guard Vessel 5901 within the vicinity waters of Sabina Shoal.

01:42This is Philippine Coast Guard Vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua, MRRV 9701.

01:50You are sailing within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone.

01:55What is your intention? Over.

01:57If we compare the BRP Teresa Magbanua, which is 97 meters long,

02:03the Demonster Ship of the China Coast Guard is more than half,

02:07which is 165 meters long and 12,000 tons heavy.

02:13The tensions in Escoda Shoal increased.

02:17Last month, food and other necessities became critical

02:23because the humanitarian resupply mission to the BRP Teresa Magbanua was halted

02:28after the two PCG ships of the China Coast Guard,

02:33Chinese Maritime Militia, and People's Liberation Army Navy were shut down.

02:38China was alarmed when the BRP Teresa Magbanua resupply mission was halted

02:44by the PCG helicopter.

02:47The CCG also sailed here and the Philippine ship was removed from Escoda Shoal.

02:55At the end of August, the China Coast Guard's ship was repeatedly hit by the BRP Teresa Magbanua.

03:03The PCG ship was hit by a heavy bullet where a small part of it was pierced

03:10because of the wreckage.

03:13Until yesterday, the BRP Teresa Magbanua returned to Palawan

03:18after a five-month deployment in Escoda Shoal.

03:22Also because of the bad weather and the lack of supply,

03:26the China Coast Guard was shocked.

03:29PCG Commandant Admiral Ronnie Hill-Gavana appraised the crew of the BRP Teresa Magbanua

03:36when the ship returned to Palawan.

03:39You have accomplished your mission.

03:44Keep it up.

03:47The Coast Guard will never abandon its role to protect what is ours,

03:54peacefully and legally.

03:57Because we can and we must.

04:01The four crews were in good condition and needed to be medically evacuated

04:06due to dehydration, stomach pain, and arthritis.

04:11According to Commodore J. Tariella,

04:13the BRP Teresa Magbanua crew ate only porridge for a month.

04:19They also drank only rainwater.

04:24While taking a break from the air-conditioning system,

04:27the desalinator system of the ship was damaged

04:30so that fresh water can be produced.

04:32Because of the prolonged stay and usage of the desalinator machine,

04:36it would require brand new filters.

04:40So that we can say that the salt water it converts is potable drinking water.

04:46Because of its duration, fresh water is no longer produced.

04:52Despite the departure of BRP Teresa Magbanua from Escoda Shoal,

04:56the PCG decided that no part of the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines will be used.

05:04The PCG also assured that the Philippines will continue patrolling the West Philippine Sea

05:11even though the ship that may return has not been determined as part of the operational matter.

05:17We have not lost anything.

05:20We did not abandon anything.

05:22Escoda Shoal is still part of our exclusive economic zone.

05:26We can deploy vessels anytime we like.

05:29We can go there anytime we like.

05:31In addition to Tariella,

05:33there is no comparison between the incident at Escoda Shoal

05:36and the standoff at Scarborough Shoal or Bajo de Masinloc in 2012.

05:42Escoda Shoal is large, with an area of 137 square kilometers

05:48or equivalent to four cities in Metro Manila.

05:52There are also different lagoons that can be patrolled.

05:56Compared to Scarborough Shoal,

05:58where the entrance is already placed by Chinese floating barriers.

06:02Escoda Shoal is composed of two lagoons on the west side and eastern side.

06:08And each lagoon has different areas where you can pass through.

06:12So, this is entirely different.

06:14When BRP Teresa Magbanwa left,

06:17the PCG said that there are currently 11 Chinese maritime militia vessels in Escoda Shoal.

06:24There are no ships of the China Coast Guard and PLA Navy.

06:28The PCG also assured that the country can still stop them

06:32even if there is a tanker reclamation of China.

06:35Patrick Deesus

06:37Para sa Pambansang TV sa Bagong Pilipinas.

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