00:00Still because of the people of China,
00:02that's why the Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea are almost unable to sail.
00:06Even the people of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and the Philippine Coast Guard
00:12are unable to save themselves from the Chinese Coast Guard.
00:15Rapping is played live by Raffy Diva.
00:23We are live here in the ship of BFAR,
00:27here in Eroko Reef, in the southern portion, or in the eastern part of Reed Bank or Recto Bank.
00:32It is 269 kilometers away from Palawan,
00:35inside the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone.
00:39If you can see behind me,
00:41these are the lights of the Chinese ships of the Chinese militia.
00:45These ships will not be able to leave here
00:48and will not be able to sail easily, according to the Philippine Coast Guard.
00:51This patrol and patrol of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of BFAR
00:55together with the Philippine Coast Guard here in the West Philippine Sea
00:58is what they are doing alongside the police of China
01:01that they can arrest the foreigners entering their so-called territory,
01:05which is also being controlled by the Philippines.
01:12The Chinese Coast Guard has not made any obstructions
01:15to the movement of our ship of BFAR, the BRP Datu Pagbwaya.
01:20One of BFAR and PCG's patrols is the Escoda or Sabina Shoal.
01:24This is the usual route when there is a resupply mission to BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal.
01:29This is the monster ship of the Chinese Coast Guard.
01:32It is three times bigger than the largest coast guard ship in America
01:36and five times bigger than our largest coast guard ship,
01:40the Teresa Magbanoa, which is being monitored here in Sabina Shoal.
01:44This monster ship of China has been here for a long time
01:47and is being monitored not only by our ships
01:50but also by the fishermen who are getting their livelihood here in Sabina Shoal.
01:55In Sabina Shoal, BFAR and PCG are being given a crudo
01:58while the small rubber boats of the Chinese Coast Guard are being closely monitored.
02:02At one point, the inflatable boats of PCG and CCG face each other
02:06while the Filipino fishermen are refueling their gasoline.
02:09The CCG's radio challenge is repeated, but BFAR noticed this.
02:14Paying all law enforcement patrols in the sea area
02:18under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China.
02:22Please inform us the purpose of your visit to this sea area. Over.
02:27Because of China's strictness, according to the captain of the Filipino fishing boat
02:31who refused to show his face, they have not been able to sail for three months.
02:34There are news that the fishermen in the West Philippine Sea will be arrested.
02:40Were you afraid?
02:41Yes, we were afraid.
02:43Even if it's difficult, we tried our best not to be arrested.
02:49We did not go to jail.
02:51They hope that the Philippine Coast Guard will not leave and continue to monitor them
02:55so that they can live a peaceful life.
02:57But the situation of the fishermen in Pagasa Island is different.
03:01They can no longer get close to San Dike, which is very close to Pagasa Island.
03:05This is the San Dike area, near Pagasa.
03:08This is where a lot of Chinese militia patrol this area.
03:12Because there are a lot of fishermen here.
03:14In the past, the Filipinos fished here.
03:16But now, they are prohibited and monitored.
03:19These are the Chinese militia.
03:27More than 30 Chinese militia boats and a China Coast Guard
03:31are stationed here and are not leaving.
03:33All those who approach them are immediately chased away.
03:36During the patrol of the Bifarc PCG in the area,
03:38we were chased away and forced to leave by a rubber boat of the China Coast Guard.
03:52According to the spokesperson of the Philippine Coast Guard about the West Philippine Sea,
03:55their aim and missions are to help the Filipinos fishermen
03:59who are affected by the rich ocean inside our territorial waters.
04:03As for the arrest of China, nothing has happened yet.
04:07On the part of the Philippine government,
04:09we are still asserting our position in these waters.
04:12We have not reported or reported to our fishermen
04:17that they were involved in this kind of harassment by the Chinese Coast Guard.
04:22This is the case of the West Philippine Sea.
04:29In the past, we have also circled the Su-Bi Reef,
04:32the man-made island of China, which is only 26km away from the Pagasa Island.
04:37Although the Philippines has been occupied by the Pagasa for many decades,
04:40we can clearly see the difference compared to the artificial island of China
04:44which was only built in 2013.
04:46With a lot of houses, radar and other structures,
04:49this is one of the large military installations
04:51thousands of kilometers away from mainland China.
04:55On this side, Emil, according to the PCG,
04:57the morale of the Philippine troops guarding this place is high.
05:00That's the latest from the Iroquois Reef here in the West Philippine Sea.
05:04Emil?
05:05Thank you very much, Rafi Tima.
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