00:00This is the biggest catch of the fishermen Rodney, Jojo and Jeric since they went to the sea of San Pascual in Masbate.
00:20Not a fish, but a yellow thing.
00:27When it was caught in the sea, it's shape was like a missile or a rocket with a mark HY-119.
00:37HY-L0119
00:44I told my friend, let's load it.
00:47He said he will deliver it to the buyer.
00:51He said he will report it to the police.
00:54It's like a rocket. They immediately alerted the San Pascual Municipal Police Station.
01:00And according to the initial investigation, Rodney discovered
01:07an unmanned underwater vehicle or underwater drone.
01:12So far, we haven't talked to the Philippine Coast Guard and Philippine Navy as to the source of this.
01:19And in the past few months, not only in Masbate, but also in other provinces throughout the Philippines.
01:30What are these? And should we be concerned about our national security?
01:38Are these used by the SPIA?
01:42The underwater drone that was discovered in Masbate is 3.5 meters long, 24 centimeters in diameter, and weighs 94 kilos.
01:53It has two pins, and it has eyes on its head.
01:58And it also has an antenna of another 6 feet.
02:03The UUV or underwater drone that is used for research or for inspection,
02:11or even for investigation under the sea.
02:15And based on the marker imprinted on the drone, about where it came from.
02:21I can only see the bottom of it.
02:23What comes out is the property of China.
02:26It's very alarming.
02:27What comes out is the property of China.
02:30It's very alarming.
02:31We can't help but think of it as a threat to our security.
02:35That's why they decided to investigate it in the Philippine Navy Naval Forces Southern Luzon.
02:41We sent it to Manila for forensic investigation.
02:45So far, we haven't received any details about the specifications and functions of this underwater remotely piloted vehicle.
02:55The underwater drone found in Masbate was not the first to land and land in our ocean, but the fifth.
03:06Two were found in Calayan Island in Cagayan Province.
03:11One was also found in Pasukin Sea in Ilocos Norte and Initau in Misamis Oriental in Mindanao.
03:20Meanwhile, in Hagna Bohol,
03:23another underwater device in red and silver was found wrapped in a net by the fisherman Rodel.
03:32We were afraid because it looks like a missile.
03:36It might explode.
03:37He couldn't even touch it because he wasn't familiar with its appearance.
03:43Rodel investigated it and uploaded it online in the hope of finding out what it is.
03:50I touched it and then I left it.
03:52When the authorities found out about it, they immediately investigated.
03:57I can't say what the fisherman saw because as of now, we still haven't found anything.
04:04Some experts are worried about the next appearance of underwater drones in the country, especially the ones found in Masbate.
04:15It can also map the nearby coordinates.
04:19If there is a war or chaos, they know where they will pass and where they will land.
04:26These drones are very strategic.
04:29From Masbate, you can see the route to the West Philippine Sea.
04:34Then to Benham Rise, it is very strategic in the middle.
04:37And of course, its connection from Luzon to Visayas.
04:41Masbate is rich in minerals that are needed for the production of large arms.
04:49They might be surveying what they can get.
04:53We will find out if there is a violation of the existing laws,
04:59the international law,
05:02the so-called sighting of a drone.
05:05The Senate also discussed the possibility that the underwater drones
05:11are a way for China to study and map the underwater terrain of the Philippines.
05:18It will not only happen in the West Philippine Sea,
05:22but also in the oceans of Malaysia and Indonesia.
05:27They might have already done this, but we just discovered its impact on our national security.
05:34First of all, because it is submersible, they might be moving underwater now.
05:40Meanwhile, out of the five drones discovered in our oceans,
05:44which were subjected to a forensic examination,
05:47the underwater drone that was caught in the ocean of Calayan Islands in Cagayan
05:53is the one with the results.
05:55It has an ADS or Acoustic Vector Sensor.
05:58This is used to pick up sound propagation underwater.
06:02The data can be used in business, let's say in the fishing industry.
06:05It can also be used for research.
06:07At the same time, it can be used in the military field.
06:09The red and yellow gather only bathymetric data on depth of water, salinity, temperature, oxygen level.
06:19However, they are still not sure if there is a similarity between the drones in Cagayan
06:25and other drones that landed in other provinces and islands.
06:30We can see the physical characteristics.
06:32Almost the same, very similar.
06:34We can see the markings of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, CETC.
06:40The other one has markings of 18th Research Institute.
06:43This is the largest research institute of China on the use of chemical and physical power supplies.
06:49Although these are still inconclusive as to where it came from,
06:52it can be made in this country.
06:53It does not mean that it came from there.
06:56Meanwhile, up to the moment it is being made,
07:00there is still no promise as to who or where the drones came from.
07:08Now, more than ever, our oceans need to be monitored.
07:13The government urges us to continue to report anything that can be seen inside our territory.
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