00:00The Armed Forces of the Philippines AFP gave a statement on the importance of the Philippine's preparation
00:06in case of tension in Taiwan.
00:08Patrick De Jesus of PTV in Balitang Pambansa.
00:14On the 38th anniversary of the AFP Northern Luzon Command,
00:18the AFP Chief of Staff, General Romeo Browner Jr. gave a statement
00:23on the importance of the Philippine's preparation in case of invasion in Taiwan.
00:28Browner said, this is part of the military's shift to territorial defense
00:33where the NORCOM serves as a frontliner in the northern part of the country.
00:58We will be involved.
01:00There are 250,000 OFWs working in Taiwan and we will have to rescue them.
01:09And it will be the task of Northern Luzon Command to be at the front line of that operation.
01:16The AFP Chief added, part of the preparation is the consideration of war.
01:22We are already at war.
01:24I am not referring to the kinetic warfare that we see between Ukraine and Russia
01:29or between Israel and Hamas.
01:32But we are experiencing already cyber warfare, information warfare,
01:39cognitive warfare, political warfare.
01:42So, we are already at war.
01:45The communist China is already conducting united front works in our country.
01:52It is not a coincidence that they are already infiltrating our institutions.
02:01Meanwhile, the Philippine Navy will carry out the strongest order of battle in the West Philippine Sea
02:07and the oceanic control of the northern part of the country.
02:11The command and control of the officers of the Naval Forces West and Northern Luzon
02:16and the preparation of additional ships including BRP Miguel Malbar and BRP Diego Silang
02:24and other more modern equipment.
02:26We are paying more attention to these areas and these are the naval components confronting them.
02:34From People's Television Network, Patrick de Azuz for Panbansa News.
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