00:00The Maritime Domain Awareness Flight earlier today of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic
00:08Resources Cessna Caravan Plane in the West Philippine Sea assisted in the distribution
00:13of aid to Filipino fishermen.
00:16The before ships BRP Datu Tamblot, BRP Datu Pagbuwaya, BRP Datu Sumkad, and BRP Datu Balinsusa
00:23were deployed to the vicinity of Baja de Masinloc or Panatagsyol for the said humanitarian
00:29mission.
00:30Aside from the four before ships, the Philippine Coast Guard's BRP Bagakay was also in the
00:35mix.
00:36Seen from the MDA flight were at least 26 fishing boats of Filipino beneficiaries receiving
00:42the aid, but they were also surrounded by China Coast Guard ships.
00:48Up to five China Coast Guard vessels were positioned around the before ships, PCG vessel,
00:53and fishing boats 30 nautical miles from Baja de Masinloc where the activity took place.
00:59A warship of the People's Liberation Army or PLA Navy was also nearby.
01:05During the MDA flight, as we flew over the lagoon of Scarborough Shoal, a Chinese military
01:11helicopter identifying itself as belonging to the PLA Naval Air Force was once again
01:17spotted but unlike in previous incidents, the military helicopter did not come as close
01:23this time.
01:24I would like to believe that the PLA Navy learned its lesson of the dangerous maneuvering
01:33that they did last month.
01:37I would like to believe that the publication of such dangerous maneuvering that the helicopter
01:45was widely criticized by other countries.
01:50So I think they also recognize that such unprofessional dangerous maneuver is reckless and very dangerous
02:00not just on the part of the Philippine aircraft but even for the People's Republic of China.
02:07Inside the lagoon, two Chinese maritime militia vessels were seen side by side.
02:13China has not removed the floating barrier it placed at the mouth of the shoal.
02:18We have shown that the floating barrier is dependent on the deployment of the Coast Guard
02:27vessel.
02:28They are thinking that the Filipino fishermen will try to enter the shoal of Baja de Masinloc.
02:37The distribution of fuel and food aid to Filipino fishermen earning their livelihood in the
02:42West Philippine Sea will continue.
02:45This is also a good opportunity for us to encourage more Filipino fishing vessels in
02:52Sambalis and Pangasinan to come here to get aid from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic
02:59Resources.
03:00The regular maritime domain awareness flights are part of the Philippines assertion of its
03:05rights within the country's exclusive economic zone including Scarborough Shoal or Baja de
03:11Masinloc.
03:12From the People's Television Network, Patrick de Azuz, Balitang Pambansa.
