00:00 The National Security Council has issued a statement
00:04 in response to a complaint from some Filipinos
00:07 that some Chinese and Vietnamese are engaged in cyanide fishing in Bajo de Masinloc
00:13 and Marisol Abdurrahman was arrested.
00:15 We are alarmed by this development but you know, partner, we have to be careful also.
00:24 So we have to validate and investigate.
00:26 The National Security Council has issued a statement
00:30 in response to a complaint from some Filipinos
00:32 that some Chinese and Vietnamese are engaged in cyanide fishing in Bajo de Masinloc
00:34 and Marisol Abdurrahman was arrested.
00:35 According to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources or BFAR,
00:38 this is information from some Filipinos.
00:41 Our Filipinos are engaged in cyanide fishing in Bajo de Masinloc
00:45 and Chinese fishermen are using cyanide
00:50 to fish and also to destroy the coral environment, the marine environment
00:57 so that the Filipinos will not benefit from it.
00:59 The Council is now submitting the BFAR report
01:02 in response to a complaint to be investigated.
01:04 What we said in the BFAR is to complete the documentation, evidence and affidavits.
01:09 It is now challenging to prove that there is a destruction of coral in Bajo de Masinloc.
01:14 If it can be proven, it can be sent as evidence
01:17 to the Department of Justice and Office of the Solicitor General
01:20 that it is doing its job in filing a case.
01:24 We have to have the solid evidence to prove
01:26 we cannot tolerate environmental degradation in our seas.
01:29 According to the BFAR,
01:31 they are now continuing their verification in the complaint of fishermen.
01:35 We are also trying to get the statements of the embassies of China and Vietnam
01:39 regarding this.
01:41 For GMA Integrated News, Marisol Abdurrahman,
01:45 24 Hours.
01:47 The Chinese embassy called the allegation "unfounded".
01:53 How many Chinese fishermen use cyanide in Bajo de Masinloc?
01:58 The allegation is "share fabrication" or "invention".
02:02 The Chinese government also values the protection of nature and fishery resources
02:08 and is doing its best to prevent illegal fishermen.
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