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00:00The Philippines is on the verge of an international platform where the case against China will be brought to light
00:07when it comes to the extreme end of its activity in the rich waters of the West Philippine Sea.
00:12J.P. Soriano is the witness.
00:18The so-called ecological disaster that some experts call
00:22the destruction of corals in the Escoda Shoal which is more than 70 nautical miles from Rizal, Palawan
00:29and is within the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines.
00:33In the midst of this, there are a lot of reclamation activities of China there.
00:39The DOJ previously said that the government of the Philippines will investigate the environmental case
00:45because of the destruction of the rich waters of the West Philippine Sea.
00:49And according to the Reuters, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said
00:54The Philippines is on the verge of an international platform where the case against China will be brought to light.
01:00Remulla said that the Philippine Coast Guard and other agencies have obtained a lot of evidence.
01:06It is possible that this year, the case against China will be brought to light.
01:12Today, Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and the new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke on the phone.
01:21According to the U.S. State Department, they are talking about the dangerous activities of China in the West Philippine Sea
01:28which affects the stability of the region and violates international law.
01:34They say that America's commitment to the Philippines is still strong under the Mutual Defense Treaty
01:42where the two countries are obliged to defend each other in the event of an armed attack.
01:50Manalo said that Rubio is talking about the importance of the alliance of the United States and the Philippines
01:56for the security and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region.
02:01Manalo hopes that the strong relationship between the United States and the Philippines will continue.
02:08At present, Chinese ships are still being guarded inside the EEZ of the Philippines.
02:14You do not possess any legal authority to patrol inside the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone.
02:21Last Tuesday, the PCG's BRP Suluan challenged the Chinese ships that are 60 to 70 nautical miles from Zambales.
02:32The BRP Cabra replaced it and continued the radio challenge to the Chinese Coast Guard ships.
02:39Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro also helped U.S. National Security Advisor Mark Waltz.
02:47According to the Defense Department, Waltz's team hopes that there will be more activities for mutual security
02:53as a support in the free Indo-Pacific region.
02:58According to Reuters, the American Typhoon Missile System is still in the Philippines.
03:03It was transferred from Ilocos Norte to other locations in Luzon.
03:10It was deployed in the Philippines for military exercise in 2024.
03:15And the missile can fly to China and Russia from the Philippines.
03:21China is very strict and irresponsible.
03:25And the maintenance of the Typhoon System in the country is just an arms race.
03:29According to China, America has no right to meddle in the maritime issues of China and the Philippines.
03:39For GMA Integrated News, I am JP Soriano, your witness.
03:59Thanks for watching.