00:00Chinese ships and Philippine ships were blocked
00:04by a part of the aid near Panatag Shoal.
00:08China also deployed inflatable boats
00:11to bring the Filipinos closer to the coast.
00:15June Veneration was on duty.
00:21While sailing in the direction of Panatag Shoal,
00:24the ships of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources,
00:26or BFAR,
00:27arrived at Panatag Shoal on Monday morning.
00:30Suddenly, a Chinese warship appeared.
00:33They also had a warship that was not in the video.
00:36Not long after,
00:37one by one, the seven ships of the China Coast Guard appeared.
00:57MMOV 3009, you must take care of our route. Over.
01:03The four ships of BFAR and two from the Philippine Coast Guard
01:07were faced by more and bigger ships of China.
01:11Roger, monitor, monitor.
01:15The 28 nautical miles away from Panatag Shoal
01:18was blocked by a part of the aid near Panatag Shoal.
01:20It was just in time
01:21because they will be able to meet the Filipino fishermen
01:24who will be given aid.
01:26Even if we are afraid, what can we do?
01:28Of course, this is where we will live, in our family.
01:32While giving crudo and other aid,
01:35the silence was broken by the loud sound of the siren
01:38from CCG Vessel 5303.
01:45Aside from the size of the ships of the China Coast Guard,
01:48they also deployed inflatable boats
01:51to get closer to the Filipino fishermen
01:56so that they will be able to sail away from Panatag Shoal.
02:01The tension was even higher
02:03when the Filipino fishermen approached the inflatable boats one by one.
02:10The Filipino fishermen were able to sail away
02:12even if the Panatag Shoal was only 120 nautical miles away
02:16from the mainland Luzon.
02:18Entering the 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone of the Philippines.
02:22While China is more than 400 nautical miles away.
02:27This is how it is always, sir.
02:28It's bullying.
02:29It's really painful, sir.
02:30That's why it's like this to us.
02:33The complaint of the Filipino fishermen
02:35is that they have been holding on for a long time
02:37and the China Coast Guard is not allowing them to approach
02:39the Panatag Shoal,
02:40which is known as a rich fishing spot.
02:43It hurts us because, of course,
02:45we are not allowed to fish here.
02:48This is our place.
02:49This is our place.
02:51We should be the ones to take care of them.
02:55After the resupply mission,
02:56BFAR tried to set up a maritime patrol
02:59to approach the Panatag Shoal.
03:01That's why even if they cover their eyes until they blink,
03:04the Chinese Coast Guard continues to guard the boats of BFAR.
03:10It's 7 in the morning, March 25,
03:13and the China Coast Guard Vessel 5303
03:16has not yet stopped
03:19from approaching the BRP Dato Balensusa,
03:22which is our vehicle.
03:24Despite China's harassment,
03:26the Filipino fishermen were protected
03:30because of the deployment of the Philippine Coast Guard
03:32and BFAR vessels.
03:34They received a fuel subsidy.
03:36So, I think this is a successful mission.
03:40Because of China's inadequate protection,
03:43BFAR did not try to approach the Panatag Shoal.
03:46But they will still come back
03:49to show that the Philippines does not give up
03:52on the Panatag Shoal in China.
03:56From West Philippine Sea,
03:57Jun Veneracion, Katutok, 24 Hours.
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