00:00A Chinese helicopter launched an airplane of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
00:06during a maritime survey in Bajo de Macinloc.
00:10Patrick De Jesus has the report.
00:16In the middle of the maritime survey of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of Bajo de Macinloc,
00:24a helicopter of the People's Liberation Army or PLA Navy of China launched.
00:30The so-called Chinese helicopter is getting closer
00:33when the Cessna Caravan Plane of BIFAR flew above the lagoon of Panatagsyol.
00:40This is the next helicopter of China
00:44that was launched by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.
00:49As you can see, this helicopter of China is very close to the BIFAR airplane
00:56that is conducting a maritime patrol here in Scarborough Shoal or Bajo de Macinloc.
01:02The helicopter approached the BIFAR airplane up to 6 meters.
01:07Through a radio challenge,
01:09the BIFAR pilots warned the PLA Navy helicopter that their approach is dangerous.
01:16Chinese military helicopter,
01:18you are violating the flight air safety prescribed by the FAA and ICAO.
01:23You are flying too close to our position at less than 50 meters.
01:28You are endangering the safety of our crew and passengers.
01:32We are filming government aircraft performing a mandate to fly in the Black Maritime Survey
01:38over Bajo de Macinloc or Scarborough Shoal within our exclusive economic zone.
01:44Be wary of safety and distance your aircraft from our position.
01:48The PLA Navy warship was also spotted 25 nautical miles from Bajo de Macinloc
01:54where the helicopter of China could have come from.
01:58Until the 2nd aerial inspection of Marpat yesterday,
02:01the PLA Navy helicopter was still following the BIFAR airplane.
02:06A Chinese Coast Guard ship and 6 Chinese Maritime Legion ships
02:11were spotted outside the lagoon.
02:15Inside, there are 2 adjacent ships of the Maritime Legion.
02:20This is not the first time that China has harassed the airspace.
02:24Last month, the PLA Air Force fighter jets lost their flares
02:29to the separate Maritime Patrol of the Philippine Air Force and BIFAR.
02:34Patrick de Azuz for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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