00:00The Palacio called for a ceasefire in the middle of the military drills around Taiwan.
00:06But according to AFP Chief General Romy Browner Jr.,
00:09it is better to be prepared.
00:12The details in the news report of Patrick Jesus of PTV Manila.
00:19The Philippine government's contingency plan is ready
00:22to take care of the Filipinos in other countries
00:24who might be in trouble.
00:26This is what the Armed Forces of the Philippines stated.
00:29Next, AFP Chief of Staff General Romy Browner Jr.
00:33announced that the soldiers are ready for the possibility of a Taiwan invasion.
00:38Browner said that the Philippines cannot avoid being affected
00:42if Taiwan is invaded.
00:44This is particularly true for the 250,000 OFWs
00:49led by the soldiers of the AFP Northern Luzon Command.
00:54This is part of the mandate of our AFP
00:57to look after the well-fed Filipino people
00:59wherever they are around the world.
01:02So, not only by ships, but also by aircraft
01:05or by providing advanced teams to be able to help them consolidate
01:09if ever there are repatriation efforts by our government.
01:12It is hard for us to reach that we are not prepared.
01:14According to one expert,
01:16there is a basis for Browner's statement,
01:18especially as China has said before
01:21that they want to have a reunification of Taiwan.
01:25The lack of dialogue between the two parties
01:28is worrying because the risk of miscalculation,
01:32misunderstanding is increasing.
01:35China's military exercise around Taiwan continues
01:39which is called Strait Thunder 2025-A
01:42which is under the Regional Control, Joint Blockade and Precision Strike
01:47according to the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command.
01:50According to the Ministry of National Defense of Taiwan,
01:5376 PLA aircraft, 15 PLA Navy vessels and 4 ships from China were detected.
02:01According to Palacio, the people should not be worried.
02:06It is right to have a reminder to the whole troops
02:10and also to the people that we should always be prepared in all contingencies.
02:15If that happens, we should not sleep in our positions and work.
02:23We should always be prepared.
02:26Meanwhile, the Philippine Coast Guard spotted the Chinese research vessel
02:30inside the archipelagic waters of the Philippines
02:33and last seen 15 nautical miles from the eastern part of the Kalasaguan Peninsula.
02:39The islander aircraft PCG deployed
02:42but the so-called Songhang Research Vessel of Radio Han did not respond.
02:46They might just be invoking the rite of innocent passage
02:51but we also advise them that they are not authorized or allowed
02:55to carry out malign scientific research within our own archipelagic waters.
03:00The U.S. State Department approved the possible sale to the Philippines
03:05of 20 F-16 fighter jets and other equipment worth 5 billion U.S. dollars.
03:12According to the statement of the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency,
03:16this is in support of the national security and foreign policy of the U.S.
03:21to strengthen their strategic partner like the Philippines.
03:25When asked for confirmation, the Department of National Defense said
03:30that they have not yet received an official notice of the U.S. decision.
03:35According to the AFP, they will continue to uphold their duty to protect the country
03:41while waiting for additional equipment.
03:44Last year, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. approved
03:48the Multi-Role Fighter Jet or MRF Acquisition Program for the Philippine Air Force
03:54from People's Television Network, Patrick de Azuz.
03:58For Balita Pambansa.
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