00:00In the latest incident of China's harassment, BRP Sandai of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources repeatedly flooded the China Coast Guard.
00:11At one point, the ships of China tried to destroy the navigational equipment of the ship of BIFAR.
00:18From the West Philippine Sea, this is Ian Cruz.
00:22Ian, how are you there?
00:25Ivan, the harassment that we witnessed earlier in the hands of the China Coast Guard vessel and their militia vessels is really severe.
00:35And Ivan, it was only at 1.46 p.m. when we woke up that the water cannon of the China Coast Guard vessel opened.
00:44But Ivan, it did not immediately reach and hit the BRP Datu Sandai that we were watching.
00:50That's why what they did was really annoying.
00:53And what they did to their patentee, when it was almost 3 o'clock, they did the same thing to us.
01:05Wow.
01:08It's so tight.
01:11Stop it!
01:14Wow.
01:15What are you doing?
01:17Stop it!
01:18That's it.
01:19Our ship was hit again.
01:22The China Coast Guard vessels 21555 and 21551 were blocked, surrounded, and repeatedly hit by the BRP Datu Sandai of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.
01:35The Chinese militia vessels can also be seen around.
01:39Until...
01:401-0-3, Kapuso.
01:42Let's go inside for a while.
01:491-0-3.
01:51The next one to hit was the China Coast Guard 21555.
01:55At 2.26 p.m., it continued to hit the water of another CCG vessel.
02:02It happened at 7 nautical miles near Escoda Shoal where the BRP Teresa Magbalua of the Philippine Coast Guard was stationed.
02:10It happened at 7 nautical miles near Escoda Shoal where the BRP Teresa Magbalua of the Philippine Coast Guard was stationed.
02:18The wreckage of the Coast Guard ship hit the portside of the BRP Datu Sandai.
02:22Meanwhile, the BRP Datu Sandai retreated for the safety of its passengers.
02:27But only for a few moments.
02:31Kapuso, we thought it was over.
02:34Kapuso, we thought it was over.
02:36This is the China Coast Guard 4102 that also hit the water of Kinarorooana.
02:44The China Coast Guard's ship hit the water cannon.
02:47We were forced to go inside the ship.
02:49At this point, all the ships around us were surrounded.
02:53The ships were talking while bombing.
02:56Even though we were inside the ship, we felt the strong impact of the water.
03:01At the same time of the bombing, the Coast Guard Vessel 21555 hit our front and hit the bow of our ship.
03:10They are destroying our equipment.
03:13It's strong.
03:24We were hit by the water cannon on the left.
03:26Then, someone is blocking us.
03:29There, another hit.
03:33That's five hits.
03:36The China Coast Guard.
03:39There.
03:41The water cannon is strong.
03:51At one point, the China Coast Guard is also destroying our navigation equipment above.
03:59It's raining heavily.
04:08It's strong.
04:09They are destroying our bow.
04:12We were surrounded.
04:14They are destroying our navigation equipment, Kapuso.
04:20We don't know how long we can stay alive.
04:25We lost our navigation equipment.
04:30Almost all of the CCGs or China Coast Guard Vessels were hit by the water cannon.
04:37It's moving.
04:38It might break.
04:41Kapuso, we are here inside the bridge.
04:47We are here for a while because almost all of the China Coast Guard Vessels were hit by the water cannon.
04:59Some of them are closing in on us.
05:03We were hit again a while ago.
05:06I think it's less than five hits.
05:08If we lose this life, we might lose our navigation aids here.
05:18The China Coast Guard said that they are carrying out unilateral control measures after the illegal entry of a Philippine ship, the Escoda Shoal, which China calls the Xian Bin Reef.
05:30China also said that they have a Philippine ship that fell into the sea.
05:34At the same time, they are warning the Philippines to stop their unilateral infringement.
05:38But BFAR has denied this.
05:42We are all here, all of us.
05:44We are all complete here.
05:46The same goes for the embedded media.
05:48In these moments, Ivan, you can see that Pia and I are sailing here in the West Philippine Sea.
05:55We are in a safe location.
05:58But just a while ago, we were able to see the China Coast Guard Vessels around us.
06:04But if IJ will show something, the Chinese Navy is still there.
06:09In that area.
06:10They are still siding with us in these moments.
06:15And Ivan, the good thing is that I will report on these moments.
06:21For those who are worried about the BFAR members,
06:25we were not harmed in this ship.
06:30After the several times that the China Coast Guard bombed us,
06:34and almost 30 minutes of heavy bombing,
06:38we were not harmed.
06:40What was damaged were the navigation equipment of this ship.
06:45There were also personal items that were damaged and wet.
06:49As for the ships, Ivan, there were railings on both sides.
06:54On the other side, we saw that there were cups.
06:57And in the other area, we saw that the fenders were lowered.
07:08The fenders serve as a block for those who are attached here.
07:13That is why this ship was not affected.
07:17That is all for now, Ivan.
07:18This is the latest while we are broadcasting here in the West Philippine Sea.
07:21For GMA Integrated News, I am Ian Cruz.
07:2424 Hours.
07:26Thank you Ian for your report.
07:28We hope that you will arrive safely to your destination.
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07:47Transcription by ESO. Translation by —
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