PCG muling iginiit na hindi magpapatinag sa panggigipit ng Tsina

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Muling iginiit ng Philippine Coast Guard na hindi magpapatinag ang gobyerno sa patuloy na panggigipit ng Tsina sa West Philippine Sea.  Sakay ng mga barko ng PCG, dama ang tensyon at hirap na sinusuong ng mga pwersa ng Pilipinas para tapatan ang lakas ng Tsina.  Nasaksihan ito ng ang aming senior correspondent, David Santos.  Visit our website for more #NewsYouCanTrust: https://www.cnnphilippines.com/  Follow our social media pages:  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CNNPhilippines • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnnphilippines/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnnphilippines

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00:00 From the bridge or pilot house of BRT Cabra,

00:05 look how the ships of China are sailing across the sea,

00:10 including the ones from China Coast Guard.

00:13 This is a big challenge for the crew of the Philippine Coast Guard vessel

00:17 how to pass the obstacles to complete the supply mission.

00:22 In this occasion,

00:24 the Chinese maritime militia is not going down

00:34 the three times that BRT Cabra has sailed the ships of China.

00:39 This is an example of the Chinese maritime militia.

00:42 In the past years, China has been denying their existence

00:47 and they are claiming that they are legitimate fishermen.

00:50 But this time, they are helping the Chinese Coast Guard

00:55 in blocking the ships of the Philippines.

00:58 According to the PCG,

01:00 five ships of China Coast Guard and six ships of Chinese maritime militia

01:05 are blocking the five ships of the Philippines,

01:07 three from the PCG and two from the supply boat.

01:10 But the total number of Chinese ships

01:14 that are sailing around Ayungin or Second Thomas Shoal is still unknown.

01:20 Five ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy

01:24 were also hit by a hospital ship.

01:27 But all 38 of these didn't actively participate in the blocking operation.

01:33 There were only 11.

01:35 The US spy plane was also lost in the process.

01:40 The China Coast Guard vessel 5203 of the Water Cannon

01:45 also lost its ML Kalayaan.

01:47 Even though the supply boat was not hit,

01:50 it is still considered as a violation of maritime law

01:54 and the Philippines is still protesting.

01:57 It doesn't really appear good to see a fellow Coast Guard

02:03 violating the rules they are supposed to follow.

02:06 The behavior does not reflect well what Coast Guards should do.

02:12 In the first instance, the PCG also sent RIB or Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boats.

02:18 This is why they were able to get closer to the BRP Sierra Madre

02:22 where the supplies were being delivered,

02:25 along with the movement of their propaganda.

02:28 We don't want the Chinese government to still continuously argue

02:33 that they have the total control of the human shores.

02:36 The Philippines considered the mission to the other side of the cliff

02:41 as a success and the reality that it is challenging its own territory.

02:47 BRP Cabra in West Philippine Sea, David Santos, CNN Philippines.

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