00:00The government's priority has always been the safety of the Filipinos in the middle of the issue in the West Philippine Sea.
00:08In the program Mike Abbey Live,
00:10said the Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, Commodore J. Tariella,
00:15that this is the mandate of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.
00:20This was said by Tariella following a report on the China Coast Guard's monstership
00:26that is in the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines.
00:29The China Coast Guard was confirmed by the PCG this January.
00:33They continue to monitor this and they are also conducting a radio challenge.
00:39If given permission by Tariella,
00:41they remain committed and will not get tired of ensuring that they will patrol the West Philippine Sea well.
00:51This is in accordance with President Ferdinand R. Marcos' order
00:55to ensure that the safety and freedom of the Filipinos
01:02will not be jeopardized by the China Coast Guard's monstership.
01:08Since day one, we have been pushing them away, farther from the coastline of Zambales.
01:15And so far, we have been successful.
01:18We were able to move them farther away from the coastline.
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