00:00On the other side of China's eyes, in Panatagshol, a civilian group is still heading there.
00:07They were the first to provide supplies to some fishing boats in the West Philippine Sea.
00:12And live from there, we learned from Joseph Moro.
00:16Joseph?
00:19Pia, we are just getting closer to Scarborough Sholo, Bajo de Mocinloc.
00:24And just now, the two ships of the China Coast Guard have arrived.
00:29And it has only reached almost 2 kilometers away from us.
00:34There was also a chance, Pia, that the boats brought by this group with a mission here in the West Philippine Sea were approached.
00:42But it was just passed by and nothing else was done.
00:45This China Coast Guard vessel.
00:47Pia, this is after this group provided groceries and gasoline to the fishermen in the West Philippine Sea.
01:00A group of Filipino fishermen sailed from Mocinloc, Zambales, past 7.30am.
01:06Earlier this morning, five boats with more than 100 passengers sailed for our mission.
01:12They headed to Scarborough Shol, which is inside the territory of the Philippines.
01:16So that only Filipinos have the right to the exclusive economic zone of the EEZ.
01:22At 10am, they arrived from our vehicle, the BRP Bagacay of the Philippine Coast Guard, in the town of Mocinloc, Zambales.
01:30They gave gasoline and groceries to the fishermen.
01:34Some were not given immediately, like Mang Roque, who sailed from Santa Cruz, Zambales.
01:38He waited for almost an hour for help.
01:41There were also some fishermen who were stopped because they were not given immediately.
01:45But in the end, they were able to get help.
01:47In the arrest of the fishermen, they should be protected.
01:52So that there will be no disgrace to the people.
01:55We have partners, fisherfolk here.
01:59But also, we welcome our other suppliers.
02:03For example, we will go to the vicinity of Scarborough Shol.
02:07We don't know how many will go there.
02:10So hopefully, our supplies last.
02:14Aside from giving supplies, the group also placed 12 buoy or buoys.
02:21This is a few kilometers away from Mocinloc, Zambales.
02:25And here, the ATINTO group placed the buoys.
02:29According to this group, this is a symbolic demonstration that this part of our ocean is for the Philippines.
02:39The ships of China are not visible if the group was there this morning.
02:43Next, the ATINTO group went straight to Panatag Shol,
02:46where the Philippine ships harassed China several times.
02:50Like their heavy water cannon on April 30 on the PCG ship.
02:56According to some maritime observers,
02:58Chinese ships are adding to Panatag Shol based on satellite images there.
03:03Since last night, there are more than a dozen Chinese ships in Panatag Shol.
03:07But the ATINTO group did not stop.
03:10And they did not chase or provoke China.
03:14We know that China is continuously intimidating us.
03:18And as a superpower, it is also surprising.
03:22Imagine, in front of wooden fishing vessels,
03:25it will face militias and coast guards.
03:28Very disproportionate.
03:29We will ensure that our nation is still safe.
03:33Especially for us, the ones who bring weapons and militarize the area is China.
03:38For us Filipinos, we bring gifts, food supplies, and fuel.
03:43And it's a legitimate exercise in our exclusive economic zone.
03:47We are listening to the statement of China.
03:49The Philippine Coast Guard was only there to ensure that the nation is safe.
03:53Aside from the BRP Bagacay, two more ships were added to guard the convoy.
03:58Because of the many deployments of the People's Republic of China
04:04to block the ATINTO coalition in their deployment in Bajo de Masinloc,
04:10our commander of the Philippine Coast Guard, Admiral Gavan,
04:14has decided to deploy two more coast guard vessels
04:17to ensure that if ever,
04:21and hopefully not,
04:22there will be an untoward incident that will happen here,
04:25we will have coast guard...
04:32Pia, let's ride this Philippine Coast Guard vessel, the BRP Bagacay,
04:36and let's accompany the ATINTO ships to our right.
04:41And we in the group, despite the display of the Chinese Coast Guard vessels,
04:47their mission is still ongoing.
04:49And we expect to arrive there, near Bajo de Masinloc,
04:53tomorrow at dawn, Pia.
04:55Thank you very much, Joseph Morong.
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