00:00There was a new harassment from China during the aerial inspection of the B-4 in our territory of Panatagsol.
00:07And in this occasion, not only a flare was used but also a helicopter of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
00:16This is Patrick De Jesus for Sendron Ang Balita.
00:22One ship of the China Coast Guard and six Chinese maritime militia vessels
00:27outside of Bajo de Masinloc or Panatagsol.
00:30Inside, there are two adjacent ships of the maritime militia.
00:36This was monitored in the maritime survey of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources or BFAR yesterday.
00:43In the middle of this, a helicopter of the People's Liberation Army or PLA Navy of China jumped.
00:51The so-called helicopter of China is getting closer.
00:54On the occasion of flying above the lagoon of Panatagsol,
00:58the Cessna Caravan of BFAR through a radio challenge,
01:03the pilots of BFAR warned the helicopter of the PLA Navy that their approach is dangerous.
01:21...to our position at less than 50 feet.
01:24You are endangering the safety of our crew and passengers.
01:28We are a Philippine government aircraft performing a maritime survey
01:34over Bajo de Masinloc or Starboard Road within our exclusive economic zone.
01:39Be wary of safety and distance your aircraft from our position.
01:43There was no response from the helicopter of China.
01:46The helicopter of China continued to jump up to 6 meters near the BFAR airfield.
01:53The helicopter of China has been following the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources since a while ago.
02:03As you can see, the helicopter of China is very close to the BFAR airfield
02:10that is conducting a maritime patrol here in Scarborough Shoal or Bajo de Masinloc.
02:16The PLA Navy warship was also spotted 25 nautical miles from Bajo de Masinloc
02:23where the helicopter of China possibly came from.
02:26Until the second aerial inspection of MARFAT yesterday, the PLA Navy helicopter is still following.
02:32In spite of this, the aerial surveillance was saved
02:36and the BFAR aircraft was able to descend to 100 feet above sea level
02:41which is part of our presence in the West Philippine Sea.
02:47This is not the first time that China has harassed the airspace.
02:51Last month, the fighter jets of the PLA Air Force even lost their flares
02:57in the separate maritime patrol of the Philippine Air Force and BFAR.
03:02Patrick D'Asus for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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