00:00More than 50 Chinese vessels were monitored in the West Philippine Sea,
00:04but China was the only one to land in the Philippines.
00:08This also prevented the dangerous flight of their helicopter near the BIFAR airfield.
00:15Joseph Moro was on the scene.
00:21When the Philippine Coast Guard and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources patrolled the BIFAR in Kalayaan Island Group yesterday,
00:27six Chinese maritime militia vessels were spotted in the Ruzul or Iroquois Reef,
00:31which is 138 nautical miles or just over 200 kilometers away from Palawan.
00:37It was previously guarded by BRP Teresa Magbanwa because of China's fear of the artificial island.
00:43In the Pagasa Island, which is occupied by the Philippines,
00:46a Chinese Coast Guard ship and militia vessels were spotted, more than 50 of them.
00:51But the Philippines was the target of China.
00:55It was illegal to enter its airspace, so it was blocked and the Philippine aircrafts were shot down.
01:01China also prevented the approach of its helicopter to the BIFAR and PCG airfields on February 18.
01:08According to China, when it entered their airspace,
01:11the Philippine aircrafts changed flight altitudes several times and suddenly landed even though they were not allowed to.
01:18The Philippine helicopter that was shot down by China made a dangerous maneuver.
01:24It was controlled by the embassies of some countries such as South Korea and the United Kingdom.
01:30They then called for international law.
01:33According to the National Maritime Council or NMC,
01:36the Philippines still has no ability to control the West Philippine Sea
01:40so that China's patrolling there will increase.
01:45For 2024 alone, they deployed 1,480 vessels.
01:50But it's not like that.
01:52Because there are vessels that are monitored from one place and transferred to another place,
01:58monitored on the same day.
02:00For GMA Integrated News, Joseph Morong, for Tutok 24 Horas.
02:14For Tutok 24 Horas.
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