00:00Some Philippine ships were chased by Chinese ships and boats,
00:05and a Chinese helicopter was even circled by its pilot, Darlene Kai.
00:16Even though the ships of the China Navy were able to follow the situation,
00:19the four ships of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, or BFAR,
00:22still managed to reach the island on Wednesday.
00:26The BRP Datu Pagbuaya, BRP Datu Bangkaw, BRP Datu Romapenet, and BRP Datu Matanam Taradapit.
00:33But in the routine maritime patrol of the BFAR the next day,
00:36not less than 10 Chinese militia vessels were seen circling the island.
00:42China also radioed the BFAR vessels to sail near San Dikei 1.
00:56This is BRP Datu Pagbuaya, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources,
01:01and this is the local maritime patrol.
01:05You must stay clear of our route. Over.
01:07Later, two inflatable boats of China with Coast Guard personnel
01:13that were chasing the BRP Datu Romapenet,
01:16were also followed by two Chinese militia vessels.
01:19One was chasing the Romapenet.
01:21The other was chasing the BRP Datu Pagbuaya.
01:24After that, the helicopter of China Navy
01:27and two BFAR vessels were circled.
01:30We were supposed to go to San Dikei 1, but we were not able to get there.
01:34We were immediately circled by the helicopter of the China authorities,
01:39as well as our fellow members of the media,
01:43as well as other BFAR personnel who were riding the BRP Datu Romapenet,
01:46were immediately surrounded by a Chinese militia vessel
01:51and two inflatable boats
01:53from the China Coast Guard vessel with a bow number 5101.
01:59The Datu Romapenet was surrounded by a Chinese militia vessel,
02:04two inflatable boats, and a helicopter of the China Navy.
02:07The China Coast Guard also blocked the Pagbuaya,
02:10a dangerous maneuver that can be considered.
02:12This is China Coast Guard, 1-9-0.
02:15Unsafe maneuvers and dangerous actions
02:17against the government of the Philippines
02:19and the Philippine Navy.
02:21Approaching the Pagbuaya,
02:23we will have international law.
02:25We will have international law.
02:27The BFAR vessel just avoided it,
02:29so there was no collision.
02:30This is Chinese Navy World 6-5-8.
02:33You are crossing our station.
02:35China Navy 5-2-8, this is BRP Datu Romapenet,
02:39a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
02:41and a vessel of the Philippine government
02:43conducting a local maritime patrol.
02:45You must stay clear of our route.
02:47The patrol mission continued
02:49in Sandicase 1, 2, and 3,
02:51which were also avoided by the China vessels.
02:53But in their resupply mission to the fishermen
02:55in Iroquois Reef the next day,
02:57less than 20 Chinese militia vessels
02:59surrounded the BRP Datu Pagbuaya
03:01and BRP Datu Bangkaw.
03:03However, they did not approach,
03:05so the fishermen continued to be given aid.
03:08In Hasa-Hasa Shoal,
03:10the China Navy tried to avoid
03:12the BFAR vessels with a resupply mission twice.
03:15The China Navy's helicopter
03:17also chased the BRP Datu Romapenet
03:19and BRP Datu Matanang Taradapit twice.
03:22The fishermen also experienced
03:24China's clinging to them.
03:26Sometimes, we were asked to leave
03:28before we were stopped.
03:29We were running, ma'am,
03:30before we were suddenly thrown into the river.
03:32Of course, I was neutral.
03:34Of course, I couldn't defend them
03:36because if we defend them,
03:38we will be crushed.
03:39So, we were the only ones who dodged.
03:41That's why the last 10 tons
03:42that were caught in 15 days of fishing
03:44were now just 1 ton.
03:46I was sad and a little angry.
03:48Of course, it's our job.
03:50Before we were banned,
03:51we were simply angry.
03:53Aside from Iroquois and Hasa-Hasa,
03:55help also reached the Marie Louise Bank.
03:58More than 800 fishermen
03:59were given a diesel and relief pack.
04:01The National Maritime Council called
04:03the Chinese vessels illegal.
04:05That maritime area is within
04:08the exclusive economic zone of our country.
04:12They don't have the right to chase,
04:14they don't have the right to intimidate
04:16the civilian boats that are there.
04:18That's how fast they move
04:20because the submarine is very close.
04:22That's where they hide
04:24or what we call garage
04:26their navy ships.
04:27From here in the West Philippine Sea
04:29for GMA Integrated News,
04:31Darlene Cai,
04:32for 24 Hours.
04:37.
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