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00:00In the face of help, in the middle of a bad time, the Philippine fishermen in the Rosal Reef,
00:07who are in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Philippines, were caught by the China Coast Guard.
00:12Even the Philippine Coast Guard, who were involved with the fishermen, were caught by the ships of China.
00:18Let's hear from JP Soriano.
00:21These Filipinos were fishing in the Rosal Reef or Iroquois in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Philippines
00:33when they were suddenly approached by a Chinese helicopter.
00:38It hovered at a low altitude of 15 feet.
00:43It was done to the Filipino fishermen.
00:47We're thinking that they're doing this as a form of harassment to scare our Filipino fishermen.
00:53Because the video was sent to the Coast Guard, they immediately responded to the fishermen who were also caught by the rain and the strong waves.
01:04We are one of the media personnel who joined them in riding the BRP Cape Engaño this Saturday,
01:10followed by the BRP Melchorra Aquino, one of the largest Philippine Coast Guard vessels.
01:16But not far from Palawan, we were followed by this Chinese Coast Guard vessel at 5 p.m.
01:26When we arrived in Escoda Shoal, we stopped at 8 p.m.
01:32In the middle of the night, only light can record the video.
01:37But we saw the Chinese Coast Guard ship passing in front of us.
01:42We also heard the radio challenge of China several times to distance the Philippine Coast Guard from their territory.
01:50Past 10 p.m., our ship stopped again due to the passage of the Chinese Coast Guard.
01:57This is very dangerous.
01:59This could lead to an accident.
02:05We were able to prevent this kind of collision with the Chinese Coast Guard.
02:10When the light broke, we were able to see a few more Chinese vessels.
02:15We were also able to see the two-week-old Filipino fishermen in Rosal Reef.
02:20At 8 a.m. on December 1, after the heavy rain,
02:25the Chinese Coast Guard stopped several times on this Philippine Coast Guard vessel.
02:29A PCG vessel from Iroquois and Rosal Reef also arrived.
02:35The Chinese Coast Guard was still watching while our fishermen were riding on the PCG's inflatable boats.
02:43At one point, they lowered their small speedboat, but it did not approach us.
02:49The Chinese Coast Guard called the gathering of Philippine fishing vessels in Rosal Reef illegal,
02:57so they made a mess.
03:00According to the Filipinos, two of their 20 boats sank due to the bad weather,
03:10but the Chinese did not blame them.
03:14It is also very disappointing.
03:17The mere fact that they were able to fly an aircraft here,
03:20while they were monitoring the Filipino fishermen,
03:23they did not offer any assistance.
03:26In exchange for help, the Filipinos ran away.
03:29It hurts my eyes.
03:30Their laser is green.
03:32They pinched me.
03:33Their blacking is not like that.
03:36They really blacked me.
03:37They were also warned to pump water when approaching the alleged parts of China.
03:43They said, back to the Philippines.
03:45And despite the talks between China and the Philippines,
03:48like the bilateral consultation with the SMO-BCM,
03:51the Chinese Coast Guard continues to stop and pinch the Philippine fishing vessels here in the West Philippine Sea,
03:59which is illegal according to the 2016 arbitral ruling.
04:02But the PCG said that they will continue to sail here in the West Philippine Sea
04:06until it is ordered by our government.
04:10J.P. Soriano, reporting for GMA Integrated News.
04:16The Chinese Foreign Ministry is adamant that the claim of the Philippines is not factual or true.
04:21They claim that they have the right to the Rosal Reef and other parts of the Spratly Islands.
04:26The Chinese Coast Guard made it legal to protect their sovereignty.