00:00The Philippine Coast Guard successfully chased off a large Chinese ship that approached Palawig, Zambales.
00:06While in action, a Chinese research vessel was discovered inside the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone in Batanes.
00:13Vel Custodio with the report.
00:18This is what the Chinese research vessel that was detected in the Canadian Dark Vessel Detection System near Batanes.
00:25According to the Philippine Coast Guard, it can be seen in the navigation pattern of the Zongshan Daswe,
00:30which is almost 5 days inside the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone.
00:34It is more than 103.8 nautical miles from Itbayat.
00:38The commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard has already directed our Coast Guard aircraft
00:44to challenge this Chinese research vessel
00:50and for us also to document such unlawful and unlawful activity of the Chinese research vessel
00:57in our own Exclusive Economic Zone.
00:59The PCG is calling on China to stop scientific research inside the EEZ in other countries
01:06in respect of sovereign rights.
01:08Meanwhile, in a video from the PCG,
01:12the dangerous operation of the China Coast Guard Vessel 3302
01:17in front of the BRP Cabra is 83-85 nautical miles away from Palawig, Zambales.
01:23The Chinese vessel is bigger,
01:25but the BRP Cabra was able to defeat it
01:27through the skillful seamanship of the crew.
01:31The PCG of the Maritime Patrol carried out from Saturday
01:34in accordance with the Philippine Maritime Zones Act,
01:36including a 2016 Arbitral Award.
01:39What the Chinese Coast Guard is claiming
01:42is that they are also carrying out a legitimate maritime operation
01:46which we are challenging.
01:48We are telling them
01:50that they do not possess any legal authority
01:52to claim such operation.
01:54The radio challenge of the PCG continues
01:56against the unauthorized patrolling of the China Coast Guard,
01:59a violation of the International Collision Regulation
02:02also signed by China.
02:04As of 7am, the Chinese vessel
02:06is 96-98 nautical miles away from Zambales.
02:10We have to do this
02:12in order for the international community
02:14to be aware
02:16that the Philippines is not allowing
02:18China to normalize
02:20this kind of illegal patrol
02:22that they are conducting off the coast of Zambales.
02:24And for us to prove that,
02:26we need to challenge them
02:28to radio and also to publicize
02:30such unlawful activity
02:32of the People's Republic of China.
02:34Vel Custodio
02:36for Pambansang TV
02:38in Bacong, Philippines.
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