00:00Despite China's new approach to our ships,
00:04just like what happened earlier in the Escuadron show,
00:07the Philippine Armed Forces
00:08continued their missions in the areas
00:11that are part of our Exclusive Economic Zone.
00:14Darlene Cai was there.
00:19Despite the loss of the air force's flares
00:22in China's Maritime Domain Awareness Patrol
00:24of Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, or BFAR,
00:26and the Philippine Coast Guard
00:27in Bajo de Masinloc, Zambales,
00:29as well as China's air patrol's flares
00:32in BFAR's Subi Reef, or Zamora Reef,
00:34the Armed Forces of the Philippines, or AFP,
00:37continued their missions in the areas
00:39that are part of our Exclusive Economic Zone.
00:42We continue to deploy our forces,
00:47our navy, our air force in that area
00:51to show that we really own that area.
00:54So whatever incidents happen there,
00:58we continue to do our missions there.
01:02That's why we're asking the Filipino people to support us.
01:06According to a security analyst,
01:08no matter how clear it is in the sea,
01:10China's harassment in the West Philippine Sea is unparalleled.
01:15Earlier, BFAR's BRP Datu Sandai
01:17was repeatedly hit and water-cannoned
01:21by China Coast Guard ships
01:23and Chinese maritime militia vessels
01:26near Escoda Osamina Shoal,
01:28which is called China's Sianbin Reef.
01:31If they really control that,
01:33they will cut off our land features
01:38that we occupy.
01:40It is important to strengthen our forces
01:43and strengthen the government's strategies
01:46to guard the West Philippine Sea,
01:48especially since it is possible that China's activities will be lost.
01:52It's not just the flares,
01:53they will be lost.
01:54It's possible that it will happen, doc.
01:57We're getting fed up.
01:59They think that they are very strong and powerful,
02:02but we're falling apart.
02:04We need to buy, but at the same time,
02:07we will buy, but we need to develop our industry.
02:11Our allies, like America and Japan,
02:14once again expressed their support for the Philippines
02:16following China's recent actions.
02:19For GMA Integrated News,
02:21Darlene Cai, for 24 Hours.
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