00:00In spite of the hot attention between the Philippines and China in the West Philippine Sea,
00:05President Bongbong Marcos made it clear that there will be no war,
00:08but only defense will be done by the people.
00:11Ivan Mayrina is on the spot.
00:17The incidents of the Chinese Coast Guard harassing the Filipinos,
00:21the fishermen, the Coast Guard, or the soldiers in the West Philippine Sea,
00:25in front of the last Tenth Infantry Division in Mawabdabao de Oro,
00:30the President said that now the threats are weakening from the enemies of the government within the country,
00:34such as the rebel terrorists.
00:36He said that we should pay attention to external threats or threats in the territory of the country.
00:41But it does not mean that the country will join the war,
00:44but only defense in our territory.
00:47The President's promise will give the armed forces the strength to use and train
00:51to ensure that they are capable enough to face new threats to our security.
00:58In the survey conducted by OCTA Research this March,
01:0076% or 3 out of 4 Filipinos saw China as the biggest threat to the Philippines.
01:08That's higher than the 59% survey result in October 2022.
01:14At one time, the supply of food was stolen
01:16for the soldiers guarding the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal.
01:21The incident was protested by our Department of Foreign Affairs.
01:25They also plan to continue talks with China.
01:27Certainly, it was an illegal action.
01:29Did we protest that officially?
01:31Yeah, I think we protest every action.
01:34That's illegal.
01:35We'll see what we can do in order to maintain our sovereign rights,
01:39but we're always open to talking with China and other countries
01:43on how we can manage our disputes peacefully.
01:45For GMA Integrated News, Ivan Mayrena for 24 Hours.
01:55For GMA Integrated News, Ivan Mayrena for 24 Hours.
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