Paano nga ba napapanatili ang kapayapaan sa Pag-asa Island? | The Atom Araullo Specials - video Dailymotion

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Aired (November 19, 2023): Sa kabila ng  mainit na tensyon sa pagitan ng China at Pilipinas sa pinag-aagawang West Philippine Sea, paano nga ba napananatili ng mga residente ang kapayapaan at katatagan sa ipinaglalabang isla?

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00:00 Your vessel has entered the sea area of the Republic of China.

00:04 Require you to order your crews to leave the sea area.

00:09 In recent years,

00:11 the Philippines and China repeatedly

00:14 take over the territory.

00:16 If you don't leave here,

00:17 we will take the coast and the...

00:20 You need to warn us.

00:24 But why are they here?

00:26 If the mainland China is more than 1,000 kilometers away

00:30 from Spratlys?

00:32 You must stop your activity and leave this sea area immediately.

00:37 Please review your chart.

00:39 Their argument is based on what they call the 9-dash line.

00:46 This is it, right?

00:48 They cut off a large portion of the South China Sea

00:51 and they said that the ones with the right and sovereignty

00:55 in this area, because they have long discovered

00:59 this part of the sea.

01:01 The entire Spratly Islands and the Bajo de Masinlo

01:06 or Scarborough Shoal are part of the mainland China.

01:08 They are 230 kilometers or 124 nautical miles away

01:12 from Zambales.

01:14 This one? It's big.

01:16 In recent decades,

01:18 the Navy, Coast Guard, and the Chinese militia vessels

01:22 have been cutting off the coast of the South China Sea.

01:26 They have also cut off some of the Bajura and Shoal

01:29 and they have built these to become artificial islands.

01:32 Zamora or Subi Reef is only 27 kilometers away

01:37 from Pagasa Island.

01:38 Meanwhile, Panganiban or Mischief Reef,

01:42 which is one of China's naval and air bases,

01:44 is only 233 kilometers away from Palawan.

01:49 Many countries cut off the 9-dash line of China.

01:53 The Philippines questioned it

01:54 in the Permanent Court of Arbitration.

01:57 And in 2016, we achieved a great success.

02:01 The Philippines welcomes the issuance today

02:07 of the award by the Arbitral Tribunal.

02:10 The Arbitral Tribunal said that the 9-dash line of China

02:14 has no basis.

02:16 This means that the Philippines has the right

02:19 to the so-called Exclusive Economic Zone

02:22 or EEZ of the country,

02:23 or the entire ocean that is 370 kilometers away

02:27 or 200 nautical miles from our coast.

02:31 But China did not accept the decision of the Arbitral Tribunal.

02:37 Here.

02:38 It's not going to fit.

02:40 It's too big.

02:41 If you think about it,

02:55 fishing is not just about finding life,

02:58 like Manglari.

03:00 [music]

03:10 It's also a way to fight for our rights.

03:15 I believe that all the resources under the water

03:20 are ours in this place.

03:22 I always join our meetings

03:25 to ensure that we are strong in this place.

03:29 It is important for the community to remain hopeful.

03:33 But because the island is small,

03:35 and far from the public,

03:37 they need the support of the government.

03:40 Every month,

03:45 16 kilos of rice are given to each elderly person

03:48 and 6 kilos to the children.

03:56 The electricity bill is only 5 pesos per kilowatt hour.

04:00 The water is not 24/7 service,

04:05 but it's free.

04:07 And did you know that the houses here are also free of charge?

04:13 And there is another very cool public service

04:18 of the government here in Pagasa Island.

04:21 If you notice,

04:22 here in the middle of the town,

04:24 this is the most central part,

04:25 there are a lot of people sitting around.

04:28 Their cellphones are out.

04:30 Why?

04:31 Because there is free public Wi-Fi here in this place.

04:36 Let's try.

04:37 There, I'm connected.

04:42 It's cool, right?

04:44 Other places in Metro Manila have lost.

04:46 There is no internet.

04:47 Here, it's free.

04:49 But despite the blessings,

04:53 living in Pagasa is a huge sacrifice.

04:56 Although there are nurses and midwives in the health center,

05:02 they don't have a doctor.

05:04 Their facilities and supplies of medicines are also limited.

05:08 So those who have serious feelings

05:11 need to be taken to the hospitals in the mainland.

05:22 Meanwhile, there are teachers.

05:25 There are only four teachers from Kinder to Grade 10.

05:29 The classroom is also only for 63 students.

05:36 Good morning, student!

05:38 Ana Marie is the teacher of Science and English

05:41 for grades 7, 8, 9, and 10.

05:44 These are our Kinder pupils.

05:48 This is our head teacher.

05:50 She is also the advisor of Kinder to Grade 3 pupils.

05:56 While our head teacher is teaching,

05:59 they also have an activity for them to answer.

06:03 So that they can go to other grades.

06:06 So she is like going around each grade.

06:09 Ana Marie has been teaching in Pagasa for more than a year.

06:14 Our topic last week, who can still remember our previous lesson?

06:19 When she was asked to do her assignment, she didn't hesitate.

06:24 My school head called me and said,

06:26 "Ma'am Ana, you will be assigned to an island.

06:29 The trip is far.

06:31 Are you a girl? Are you allowed to be assigned there?"

06:34 I just said, "Yes, ma'am. I will accept that item."

06:38 What are the unique experiences you had as a teacher here

06:43 because of the small population?

06:47 The youth here are very hardworking.

06:50 They go to school at 6 o'clock.

06:52 There are students who don't have a problem to go home.

06:56 When they finish their classes, we will catch them.

06:59 Yes, we will catch them right away.

07:01 Then they can escape from the island.

07:04 [Music]

07:26 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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