00:00Mr. Speaker, as we all remember, it started in the early 2000s
00:06when China sought permission from the Philippine government
00:10for joint exploration for mineral resources in our territorial seas.
00:14We were surprised one morning when we woke up in 2012
00:20because China had already occupied the Scarborough Shoal
00:24which is inside our territorial seas.
00:27What they said was that it was theirs.
00:31That and the basis is historic rights.
00:35Historic rights means that since the first time,
00:41fishermen have been crossing and sailing in our seas
00:46which is why they are called the Scarborough Shoal.
00:51There are many species of fish that have been crossing and sailing in this sea
00:57since the first time, not just the Chinese, Mr. Speaker.
01:03It is not possible for China to be the basis for the so-called historic rights.
01:10All of these have been replaced by laws and treaties in recent times.
01:18All of these laws and treaties are needed to put order in the world
01:24and to stop the chaos.
01:28The very minimum that we can do is to declare freedom
01:34and to have no fear of our rights according to the laws.
01:40Second, let us unite in condemning the atrocities that China is committing against us.
01:48We should not get tired of condemning and exposing to the whole world
01:54their wrongdoings and their trespasses in our territory.
02:01From the acquisition of lands and territories in the West Philippine Sea
02:06to their harassment of our fishermen and fishermen
02:11and their bullying of our sea vehicles.
02:17The most painful of all, Mr. Speaker,
02:20is that our fellow Filipinos are defending them.
02:24There are so-called new electors around us.
02:32For their own reasons, they are saying that there is nothing wrong with what China is doing
02:38in the acquisition of our territories
02:41and that we should have a dialogue so that this matter can be resolved peacefully.
02:48Haven't they seen how many times we have talked to the leaders of China?
02:56What is their response?
02:59There is only one thing.
03:01Our entire ocean, our entire Philippines is ours
03:06based on our historic rights towards China.
03:10What China wants is our garbage and our arbitral award
03:14before they talk to us and confront us.
03:18That is why, Mr. Speaker,
03:21I am calling
03:23especially to you paid trolls and vloggers
03:27who, until this time, prefer to take the side of China.
03:30Let us all unite.
03:32Set all our sights towards the enemy
03:36and have a common narrative for our freedom, sovereignty, and love of country.
03:41In what you are doing to deceive the people,
03:45I am certain, Mr. Speaker,
03:48that our heroes are turning in their graves.
03:52If you don't want to be called a traitor or a new chosen one,
03:56prove that you are not paid by the syndicates of China.
04:01Instead of spreading fake news and propaganda of China,
04:06they are your enemies.
04:09You will read every day what our enemies are doing to us.
04:13Do not blunder
04:16or be deceived by their lies.
04:19We love our country
04:23because it is the only one.
04:26Mr. Speaker,
04:28I do not believe that China will wage war against us
04:32because we sided with our Western allies.
04:36This is the propaganda of the new chosen ones.
04:40As a matter of fact, we achieved quite the opposite.
04:44We are now actually benefiting from the alliance
04:47as we have received modern defense equipment, training, and protection.
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