00:00And it's back at the country's exclusive economic zone.
00:03But a dogged determination to block and thwart its continued intrusion,
00:07plus huge sea swells have kept China's behemoth on the high seas at bay.
00:12Our Patrick de Jesus has more on three more ships within the country's EEZ.
00:19Even the monster ship of the China Coast Guard
00:22is not safe from the towering waves in the West Philippine Sea,
00:26which are currently reaching heights of 3 to 5 meters.
00:30This Monday, the monster ship was last spotted 66 nautical miles from Pundakit, Zambales,
00:36after it returned inside the Philippines' exclusive economic zone last Saturday.
00:42For days, it was closely monitored and prevented by BRP Teresa Magmanua
00:48from further approaching the Philippines.
00:50However, the said Philippine Coast Guard's largest vessel
00:54had to return to its home port for repairs due to a damaged auxiliary engine.
01:00In its place, another PCG vessel, BRP Gabriela Silang, an 83-meter ship,
01:06will be deployed to continue surveillance operations.
01:10It's worth noting that despite of the discrepancy of the size of the monster ship,
01:15whether it's a 44-meter vessel or an 83 or 97-meter vessel,
01:21the Philippine Coast Guard remains to be committed in deploying our vessels
01:24and making sure that we can be able to effectively and vigilantly monitor
01:29the presence of the China Coast Guard vessel within our own exclusive economic zone.
01:34Meanwhile, using satellite imagery and grid coordinates,
01:38the PCG has observed that Chinese vessels are now positioned
01:43at the furthest extent of the so-called 10th Dash Line,
01:46which they use to justify their sweeping claims over the entire South China Sea,
01:51including the West Philippine Sea.
02:17The PCG believes that China's current illegal presence in the area
02:21may be a reaction to the enactment of the Philippine Maritime Zones Act.
02:47Secondly, if we remember last November or early December,
02:52the Chinese government also filed to the United Nations
02:56that they have territorial sea limits as well in Bajo de Masinloc.
03:02We know from them that they never really hesitate to violate any domestic or international law.
03:08Meanwhile, three Chinese vessels were monitored in the vicinity of Bajo de Masinloc,
03:14taking turns with the monster ship in operating within the country's EEZ of Zambales.
03:20The National Maritime Council has condemned China's illegal presence within the country's EEZ,
03:26prompting the government to file another diplomatic protest in response.
03:31Patrick de Azuz, from the National TV, for a new and better Philippines.
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