00:00 The Philippines' new diplomatic protest in China was in full swing
00:03 following the new incident of water bombing
00:06 and obstruction of Philippine ships in the West Philippine Sea.
00:10 Ivan Mayrina reports.
00:12 It was blocked!
00:15 The Philippine ships that were bombed by the China Coast Guard
00:19 were near the entrance of the Aewin Shoal this Saturday.
00:22 According to the PCG,
00:23 they were escorting two indigenous boats of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
00:27 that were supposed to deliver supplies to the stations at BRP Sierra Madre in Aewin Shoal.
00:33 But the Coast Guard ships were not the only ones using water cannons.
00:37 From the port,
00:38 one of the indigenous boats that was forced to sail away was caught in the water.
00:43 In total, eight ships of the China Coast Guard,
00:45 Chinese militia,
00:46 and Chinese navy
00:47 were escorted by the Philippine supply team.
00:50 According to the PCG,
00:51 the Chinese were far away
00:52 and the PCG vessels and supply boats that were escorted were separated.
00:57 They were successful in separating MRR B4409
01:01 from the Greenhall charter boat.
01:04 That's why,
01:06 as you can see,
01:08 the indigenous boat appears to be on its own.
01:11 No escort.
01:12 Because during this time,
01:13 the Philippine Coast Guard vessel
01:15 is corralled by a lot of China Coast Guard vessels.
01:18 Because of what happened,
01:19 only one supply boat arrived at Aewin Shoal.
01:22 China said that the Philippines should remove the BRP Sierra Madre.
01:26 We will never abandon Aewin Shoal.
01:28 We are committed to Aewin Shoal.
01:30 The Philippines sent a note verbal to Chinese Ambassador Wang Xilian
01:34 along with the video and the incident's literature.
01:37 President Bongbong Marcos said that
01:39 the Philippines will continue to fight for its right in the West Philippine Sea
01:42 while negotiating with the Chinese government.
01:45 The opposition of China is saying that we own this.
01:48 We are the ones who are saying no.
01:49 We own this.
01:51 That's why we are defending it.
01:53 That's why it's a gray area that we are talking about.
01:57 But it's like the Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio.
02:01 There's no gray area where the incident happened.
02:02 We have a ruling.
02:04 The Arbitral Tribunal said that
02:07 Aewin Shoal is a low tide elevation,
02:12 low tide feature,
02:14 and forms part of the EEZ of the Philippines.
02:18 It forms part of the exclusive economic zone.
02:20 Under UNCLOS, only the coastal state,
02:24 only the Philippines can put up a structure there.
02:26 China has no right whatsoever to stop us.
02:29 The President should be careful in giving such statements.
02:32 That will give aid and comfort to China.
02:36 Our allies will be confused because they know that
02:40 that's already declared under the tribunal as part of the EEZ.
02:46 GMI News is trying to get a copy of the palace.
02:49 We will continue to report on this. Ivan Mejrina reporting for GMA Integrated News.
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