00:00The presence of the Philippines in Escoda Shoal will remain.
00:03That was the request of the National Maritime Council
00:05despite the departure of BRP Teresa Magbanwa.
00:08According to NMC spokesperson Alexander Lopez,
00:12based on the directive of the President,
00:15there will be a replacement ship in Escoda Shoal,
00:17but he has not yet denied it.
00:20Again, the NMC and the Philippine Coast Guard requested,
00:22not withdrawal or surrender,
00:24the departure of our ship
00:26and that's why BRP Teresa Magbanwa left
00:29because of the bad weather,
00:31ship wreck,
00:33lack of supplies,
00:34and the illness of its people.
00:38According to BRP Teresa Magbanwa,
00:42they only allowed one and a half kilograms of rice
00:45to more than 60 passengers of the ship.
00:48Within three weeks,
00:49they only made this porridge.
00:51The resupply was prohibited last August.
00:55Aside from the lack of food,
00:56they also ran out of drinking water.
00:59So, aside from the seawater
01:00used by the freshwater generator,
01:03they also drink water from the rain and air-con.
01:07Because of this, some of them got sick.
01:11Our chief engineer discovered
01:13that we can drink the water
01:15from our air-conditioning unit,
01:17the condensed water there, sir.
01:19We have friends who get dizzy
01:22because they're hungry,
01:23and their stomach gets upset at night.
01:25What do you do when that happens?
01:26Nothing, sir.
01:27We just sleep and rest, sir.
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