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00:04 President Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr. said today
00:08 that the Philippines is not looking for trouble or chaos in the issue of the West Philippine Sea.
00:13 The government is just defending the right of the country to the so-called territory.
00:19 In an interview, the President said that the government will continue to defend and protect our maritime territory,
00:27 as well as the rights and rights of Filipinos fishermen in the West Philippine Sea.
00:33 We are not looking for trouble.
00:35 We will continue to defend the Philippines, the maritime territory of the Philippines,
00:42 the rights of our fishermen in the areas where they have been fishing for hundreds of years.
00:56 I don't understand why this has changed.
00:59 Under the President's order, the Philippine Coast Guard or PCG removed the 300-meter-long barrier
01:05 placed by the China Coast Guard in Scarborough Shoal or Bajo de Masinlok.
01:10 After this, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Wenbin said that he is urging the Philippines
01:17 not to make provocations that will cause chaos or tension.
01:21 But the President's response?
01:23 As I said, we are avoiding chaos and hot words,
01:30 but our defense in the territory of the Philippines is strong.
01:36 Scarborough Shoal is 472 nautical miles away from Hainan in China,
01:42 while it is 124 nautical miles away in Palawan.
01:47 The government has already condemned the placing of the China Coast Guard barrier in the Shoal
01:53 and said that it is a violation of international law and our sovereign rights in Scarborough.
01:59 After the barrier was removed, our fishermen were able to enter the Bajora.
02:04 When the fishing line was cut, the fishermen who were able to enter,
02:09 that day, they caught 164 tons of fish.
02:14 So that was just in one day.
02:17 I'm Emile Ordonez. I stand for truth.
02:20 (dramatic music)
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