PH to maintain presence in West PH Sea despite Chinese aggression—PBBM

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President Marcos said the Philippines would not leave the West Philippine Sea and would continue to defend its territory despite China's aggression and the glaring difference in both countries' military capabilities. (Video courtesy of RTVM)  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/2/6/ph-in-wps-despite-aggression  Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5664f6TkaeHgwBly50DWZQ/join  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00Sir, the Chinese monster ship is in the West Philippine Sea for more than a month now.

00:11How are you going to respond to this?

00:12Will you change your approach because it doesn't seem to be leaving the area?

00:19We don't have the means to let it leave.

00:21It's not good if we have an aircraft carrier that has a destroyer, frigate, and submarine

00:28that we will send there so that they can push it far away.

00:32We don't have that.

00:33If it's a large and multiple ship, we are far from China.

00:40But our policy is that we will just continue to defend our sovereign territory and our

00:49territorial rights in the EEC.

00:52That's all.

00:53Whatever mission the Coast Guard or the Navy has to protect the territorial integrity

01:02of the Philippines, that's what they will do.

01:04They will continue to do that no matter what any other foreign power does.

01:09That is what we will do.

01:11When we detect the presence of a foreign vessel who is beginning to intrude or coming close

01:17already to our coastal waters, we will challenge them and we will make sure that they know

01:25that this is what they are doing is illegal.

01:28Of course, they will counter saying that they're doing regular peacekeeping patrols, law enforcement

01:35patrols.

01:38But they will always find the Philippine presence no matter what they do.

01:45Even if our ships are bombed, even if they use water cannons, lasers, or anything else

01:53to block us, the Philippines is always there.

01:56We will always be there protecting our territory.

02:00We will always be there making sure our fishermen are able to exercise their sovereign rights.

02:07They are always there.

02:09That's their mission.

02:11If their presence helps to...

02:14Because sometimes, they will make us leave even if it's a big ship, then better.

02:19Then they will have achieved what they are supposed to do while patrolling our waters.

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