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00:00 Aside from the Chinese ships that were spotted in the West Philippine Sea
00:03 in the middle of the Philippine's naval exercises,
00:06 America and France also have a Chinese vessel
00:09 that was monitored in the Philippines.
00:12 Our authorities are now investigating the ship's condition.
00:16 We have first news from Jun Veneracion and Ian Cruz.
00:19 [Police radio chatter]
00:31 [Gunshots]
00:35 In this gunnery exercise in the BRP Davao del Sur,
00:38 a wolf called Killer Tomato
00:41 is the target of the allied heavy machine guns.
00:44 [Gunshots]
00:47 In the distance of 1,000 yards,
00:49 the next heavy machine guns fired by the USS Somerset
00:52 also hit the vast West Philippine Sea.
00:56 In these three days of the exercise in the West Philippine Sea,
01:00 the landing platform Dock 25 of America joined the exercise.
01:04 The machine gun also fired the next one to us,
01:08 the BRP Ramon Alcaraz.
01:10 It is an opportunity for us to test the skills of our personnel
01:15 and at the same time, our weapons and equipment in our ship.
01:19 We were able to target our Killer Tomato.
01:22 While this gunnery exercise is being conducted by the allied navy,
01:27 it seems that some Chinese warships have been spotted near the operational box.
01:32 A Chinese warship that was in Dicaluea
01:35 near the allied navy just passed behind the BRP Ramon Alcaraz
01:39 and USS Harper's Ferry.
01:42 Three Chinese warships were spotted near the 30 to 35 nautical miles
01:48 from the port of Quezon, Palawan.
01:51 The first one was the People's Liberation Army Navy Destroyer,
01:54 the Shenzhen, which has a bow number 167.
01:57 The surveillance ship with a bow number 793 also returned
02:01 and one of their frigates.
02:03 The distance of the nearest Chinese warship
02:06 to our BRP Davao del Sur is 5.8 nautical miles.
02:11 Chinese vessels started to follow
02:14 when the Philippine ships, America and France, returned here to the West Philippine Sea
02:19 this Saturday from Sulu Sea.
02:21 We were never intimidated as long as we have conducted our exercise safely.
02:27 Like I said, as long as we are safe.
02:29 The Philippine ships, America and France, were in their formation
02:34 while the chopper of the USS Somerset was flying
02:37 to document the historic deployment.
02:41 On the map, you can see the Ayungin Shoal almost in front of the group sail
02:46 where the BRP Sierra Madre is located.
02:48 The Ayungin Shoal is near the Miss Chief Reef, which is controlled by China
02:53 even though it is within our 200 nautical miles Exclusive Economic Zone.
02:58 The exercises were conducted simultaneously this Thursday.
03:01 The 60.9 nautical miles were overseen by Rappu-Rappu Albay.
03:06 The Chinese flagged research vessel, Shen Kuo, according to the PCG,
03:10 was launched from Shenzhen Port in China on April 13.
03:15 It passed through Itbayat and Basco in Batanes on April 22.
03:19 It was launched to the east up to 11 nautical miles from Mapanas, Northern Samar on April 25.
03:26 It was launched north until the sea near Catanduanes reached.
03:31 It was monitored 78 nautical miles northeast of Mapanas.
03:35 It was in the northeast until Northern Samar.
03:38 Aside from the frequent relocation of the vessels to the Philippines' east, which is far away from China,
03:43 it also did not meet the radio challenge of the AFP.
03:46 Our next step is to send a vessel to intercept and find out what the vessel is doing within our Exclusive Economic Zone.
03:57 In the middle of such entry of foreign vessels, the turnover of new vessels is temporary.
04:03 Like the first mobile surveillance radar system of the Philippine Air Force,
04:07 the TPS-P14ME is part of the Philippine's Php 5.5 billion defense contract in Japan.
04:15 It adds our scope of domain awareness, particularly in the aerial domain.
04:22 It adds eyes.
04:28 In times of need, the radar system can be sent to various parts of the country.
04:33 In front of the hot attention in the West Philippine Sea, the mobile surveillance radar system of the Philippine Air Force can be deployed there.
04:41 It can detect airplanes and ships entering the country's territory.
04:47 It will play a significant role in bolstering the Philippine Air Force's capabilities in maintaining situational awareness in our airspace,
04:55 ensuring that we maintain a watchful eye on the horizon for potential threats.
05:01 This is the first news.
05:03 Jun Veneracion, Ian Cruz for GMA Integrated News.
05:08 [news broadcast]
05:20 [music]