PBBM, walang planong gumamit ng water cannon laban sa Chinese vessels;

PBBM, walang planong gumamit ng water cannon laban sa Chinese vessels;  Mga senador, suportado ang posisyon ni PBBM hinggil sa WPS

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00:00 Even though the Chinese Coast Guard bombed the Philippine ships several times,

00:05 it will not be copied by the Philippines.

00:07 That's what President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said.

00:11 Here's the details in Alan Francisco's report.

00:14 President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has no plans to use a water cannon against the Chinese vessels.

00:23 Even though the Philippine ships are repeatedly bombed by the Chinese Coast Guard,

00:29 the last time was when Beijing used a water cannon against the Philippine vessels

00:36 in the humanitarian mission in Baud Masinlok.

00:39 We have no intention of attacking anyone with water cannons or any other such offensive,

00:46 I would have to call them weapons because they are already damaged.

00:49 So no, that is not something that's in the plan.

00:52 For President Marcos,

00:53 diplomacy is the country's weapon to protect the sovereignty of the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea.

00:59 All we do is, if something happens, we know that our ships are being bombarded with water cannons,

01:04 we send a demarche, we send letters to China and other stakeholders.

01:13 So that would be the opposite of what we are trying to achieve.

01:17 The chief executive also clarified that the Philippines has no plans to create tension in the region.

01:23 We will not follow the Chinese Coast Guard and the Chinese vessels down that road

01:30 because it's simply, it's not the mission of our Navy, our Coast Guard to start or to increase tensions.

01:42 Their mission is precisely the opposite, is to lower tensions.

01:47 The last thing we would like is to raise the tensions in the West Philippine Sea.

01:53 That's the last thing and that will certainly do that.

01:55 Senators supported President Marcos' position.

01:59 According to Senator Jinguy Estrada,

02:01 the country's goal is to protect the territory,

02:04 but it needs to be anchored in law and diplomacy.

02:08 The senator also called for the government to support the discarding of the government.

02:12 Senator Francis Tolentino called President Marcos' decision

02:17 to not use the water cannon responsible.

02:20 Tolentino also supported the Department of National Defense

02:24 after the Chinese Embassy issued the Umanoy New Model Arrangement.

02:29 I don't understand why they are doing that.

02:31 Secretary Chidoro denied that.

02:33 So we rely on the statement of Secretary Chidoro. He's telling the truth.

02:39 Alan Francisco for Pabansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.

02:43 [inaudible].