00:00 What can you say about the NTFL's Supreme Court's temporary protection order
00:06 "Writh of Amparo and Habeas Data"
00:09 to environmental activists Jen Tamano and Jonila Castro?
00:13 Well, this is for us a temporary setback
00:17 because they might say that this is a great victory.
00:22 No, it is not a great victory for them.
00:24 In our opinion, it is simply a temporary setback
00:27 because this decision of the Supreme Court is only part of the due process of law.
00:33 And it does not mean that the case is over.
00:37 Why? Because the Supreme Court remanded the case to the Court of Appeals for hearings.
00:43 It means that it is not yet over because there is still a legal procedure that will happen in the Court of Appeals.
00:49 And in the Court of Appeals, the NTFL CAC is ready to present our position.
00:56 So we see this as a significant opportunity to present the position of the government,
01:02 to present the evidence of the government,
01:05 so that we can refute the allegations that were put in their petition.
01:14 So we see this as an opportunity to shed light on this grand conspiracy
01:18 to malign and destroy the credibility of our public officers, our armed forces, the Philippine Army,
01:24 and even the lawyers of the Public Authority's Office,
01:28 who did not commit any crime but gave an oath in the testimony of these two.
01:37 Okay, aside from what you've mentioned earlier, ADG John,
01:40 what are your next steps and the NTFL CAC's until this discussion?
01:45 Well, first of all, we will face this.
01:47 So we are prepared together with the Office of the Solicitor General,
01:52 who is the head of the legal cooperation cluster.
01:54 We are prepared to answer any of all questions and to refute this allegation
02:00 because in our opinion, they do not deserve a writ of abparo or a writ of habeas data
02:05 or even a temporary protection order.
02:07 There is no threat whatsoever to their lives.
02:10 But we will establish this in court, and we will cooperate with the legal authorities
02:16 because of course, we respect the decision of the Supreme Court.
02:19 ADG, in the discussion of the West Philippine Sea,
02:21 Here we go again.
02:22 You know this is always very controversial.
02:25 The China Coast Guard said that they sent a Philippine ship,
02:29 particularly the B-4, to Bajo de Masinlo yesterday.
02:32 What is the detail of this and what can the task force of the West Philippine Sea say about this?
02:38 Yes, we were also surprised when we saw in the Global Times the statement of the Chinese Coast Guard
02:46 that they sent a B-4 vessel.
02:49 This is not true, ladies and gentlemen.
02:52 There is no truth to this.
02:54 In fact, the B-4 vessel is still there.
02:57 The BRP Datu Tamblat is still in Bajo de Masinlo.
03:01 It is still there and it provides supplies, food, and gas to our Filipino fishermen.
03:11 As of last count, there are 13 Filipino fishing vessels that are being helped by our B-4 there.
03:21 I cannot understand where this statement came from.
03:24 Fake news.
03:25 This is a fake statement from China that they said they avoided the B-4.
03:31 So I guess it is fake news.
03:33 Yes.
03:34 The spread of fake news is really proliferating now.
03:38 That is why we should really check if we are getting such news.
03:42 Right.
03:43 And what is alarming about this, Chi, is that its source is not a blogger or social media influencer.
03:54 Its source is the Chinese Coast Guard.
03:57 So, what you said earlier is correct.
04:00 We should be careful.
04:03 And let's not take the statements coming from the Chinese Coast Guard with a grain of salt.
04:13 Because there is no truth to what they are saying.
04:16 In fact, our B-4 vessel is still there and there are media people there now.
04:22 Well, good thing at least there are media people there to actually verify the statement.
04:28 Thank you so much, ADG John, for the updates that you shared with us.
04:32 No problem.
04:33 Always a pleasure in our program.
04:35 program.
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