PCG at DNA, pumalag sa pahayag ng China na ginagawang 'political drama' ang pagkasira ng bahura sa WPS
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00:00 Political drama from fiction, that's how China's response to the country's invasion of the West Philippine Sea.
00:07 Here, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro returned and called Beijing hypocritical.
00:14 Joshua Garcia's report is here.
00:16 Political drama from fiction, if China's depiction of the Philippines' alliance with their illegal activities in the West Philippine Sea.
00:27 In the underwater survey of the Philippine Coast Guard in the region,
00:30 it is seen that there is no living marine ecosystem,
00:34 particularly in Rosul or Iroquois Reef and Escoda Shoal where many Chinese maritime militia vessels were spotted.
00:42 The discoloration in the seabed is noticeable, an indication of various activities here.
00:47 There are also corals that can be killed and thrown away after processing and cleaning.
00:53 But China said that the corals were destroyed because of the dirty water that came from the BRP Sierra Madre,
00:59 which is located in Ayungin Shoal.
01:01 So if the Philippines truly loves the environment, they should remove the said ship.
01:07 Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro called China hypocritical.
01:12 They are the ones who rely on the environment through their illegal activities in the WPS.
01:17 The Philippines has also said that the illegal reclamation activities of China are clearly proven by the Philippines in arbitral ruling.
01:24 Teodoro also gave a DND that such statements by China prove that they are not sincere in their love for the South China Sea.
01:32 Even though the Philippine Coast Guard is against China's statement.
01:36 According to the PCG, the destruction of corals and garbage is a crime against humanity.
01:43 China should stop the cleaning of the BRP Sierra Madre and instead remove the many ships of the Chinese maritime militia that enter the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines.
01:55 Joshua Garcia for the Morning Show ng Bayan, Rise and Shine, Philippines.