Gov’t remains unfazed by CCG ‘monster ship’ which continues to stay within PH EEZ; NTF-WPS asserts China’s intimidation tactics unsuccessful

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Gov’t remains unfazed by CCG ‘monster ship’ which continues to stay within PH EEZ; NTF-WPS asserts China’s intimidation tactics unsuccessful    For more news, visit:  ►https://www.ptvnews.ph/  Subscribe to our DailyMotion Channel: ►http://www.dailymotion.com/peoples-television-incorporated  Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ►http://www.youtube.com/ptvphilippines  Like our Facebook pages: ►PTV: http://facebook.com/PTVph  ►Rise and Shine Pilipinas: https://www.facebook.com/riseandshinepilipinas  Follow us on Twitter:  ►http://twitter.com/PTVph  Follow us on Instagram: ►https://www.instagram.com/ptvph  Watch our livestream on:  ►http://ptvnews.ph/livestream/ ►https://www.dailymotion.com/PTVPhilippines  Watch our News Programs, every Mondays to Fridays  Rise and Shine Pilipinas - 6:00 - 7:00 am | 7:30 - 8:00 am Balitang Pambansa - 7:00 - 7:30 am | 12:00 - 12:30 pm | 6:00 - 6:30pm | 9:30 - 10:00 pm PTV Sports - 8:00 - 9:00 am Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon - 12:30 - 1:00 pm Sentro Balita - 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Ulat Bayan - 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm PTV News Tonight -  10:00 pm - 10:30 pm  Saturday & Sunday: ►Sentro Balita Weekend - 1:30 - 2:00 pm ►Ulat Bayan Weekend - 6:15 pm - 7:00 pm

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00:00The Chinese Coast Guard's move to deploy its monitor ship in the country's exclusive economic zone is a brazen display by a bully

00:07Seeking to intimidate or spook their Filipino counterparts at sea. Nice try, but that didn't work

00:13Instead this brazen scare tactic has cemented Filipino resolve to defend its rival territories and sovereignty

00:19Based on the rule of law and without the use of force or violence as PTD's Patrick de Asus reports

00:25Alarming! However, the government remains unfazed by the monster ship of the China Coast Guard

00:34Which continues to stay within the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines

00:39The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea asserts this is China's new intimidation ploy

00:46Which will not work. They have also appealed for the removal of the monster from our EEZ

00:53We can clearly state that

00:56The intimidation tactics are not

01:00Successful and that we remain resolved to support our Filipino fishermen and we will not

01:08stop

01:10Challenging their presence within Philippine waters. The monster ship was last sighted

01:1577 nautical miles west of Capores Island in Zambales

01:20It was initially detected over a week ago coming as close as

01:2454 nautical miles. Two Philippine Coast Guard vessels are currently monitoring the area

01:30The BRP Gabriela Silang and the returning BRP Teresa Magbanwa

01:36Which had its overheating auxiliary engine repaired promptly

01:40The Philippine Coast Guard is also conducting aerial patrols with their Islander aircraft

01:44Frequently flying over the location of the Chinese vessel

01:54Not only are they monitoring but Philippine assets are also actively driving away the monster ship

02:01As far as the Coast Guard is concerned our

02:04Main role right now is to make sure that the China Coast Guard vessel don't come close off the coast of Zambales

02:11So that is the mission objective of 9701 and 8301

02:17When asked if the presence of the monster ship near Zambales is a tactic to divert attention from

02:24Scarborough Shoal or Bajo de Macinloc the NTF WPS stated any

02:29Reclamation at Bajo de Macinloc is considered a redline or non-negotiable and remains under close monitoring

02:37The AFP the Philippine Navy has appropriate contingency plans in place in the event that this will be violated

02:44non-negotiable

02:45The government has not ruled out the possibility of seeking assistance

02:54From allied countries in light of this new challenge in the West Philippine Sea

02:59We're keeping our options open

03:01Now the ball is in the court of the PRC. We already requested very clearly

03:07And made a demand for them to withdraw the monster ship. So let's see what their response will be. We hope that

03:15The PRC will not push the envelope

03:18Because the more that they push the envelope the more that things become complicated

03:23This year the AFP aims to surpass the 10 multilateral maritime exercises

03:29Conducted in 2024 within our EEZ in cooperation with allied nations

03:36Meanwhile forensic analysis continues on the submersible drone found in Masbate in December

03:42As well as four others recovered last year in Calayan Island, Pasukin, Ilocos, and in Itaumesames Oriental

03:51Areas considered critical choke points in Philippine waters

03:55The military implications of these findings are also being investigated

04:00from the People's Television Network Patrick de Azuz

04:05Balitang Pampansa

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