00:00My first interview, tinanong ako, anong foreign policy natin, lalo na sa China?
00:07And that was my answer.
00:09Hindi naman nagbabago because continuing to defend strongly our territory
00:14is not mutually exclusive from being a friend to all and an enemy of none.
00:19Wala naman talaga tayong kinakalaban eh.
00:21Lahat naman kinakaibigan natin.
00:24Pero ipagtatanggol natin ang soberanya ng Pilipinas,
00:27ipagtatanggol natin ang teritoryo ng Pilipinas,
00:30you can do both.
00:32You don't have to choose one or the other.
00:36So ganyan ang ating posisyon.
00:38We will certainly try because it is very, very important.
00:43Pagka nagkaroon ng ganyan, magiging maliwanag kung ano yung rules.
00:48Sa lahat, hindi lamang sa atin.
00:50Lahat ng nakapaligid sa South China Sea, lahat yan.
00:55Eh, wala nang ganito, wala nang ganyan, wala nang banggaan, wala nang magtatayo ng bagong island, wala nang gagawa nito.
01:04Which was the original code of conduct.
01:07Something like that made it very, very clear what is expected of each country, its signatory country.
01:14And that will make things a bit easier.
01:17Kasi hindi ka nag-aalangan na baka may mangyari, anong mangyayari.
01:21Hindi na pwedeng mangyari yan.
01:22Dahil pumayag na, nagpirmahan na tayo, nag-agree na tayo na hindi natin gagawin yan.
01:28So that's why it is very, very important.
01:30And it's very important to the Philippines.
01:32Because ang pinakamainit na lugar sa West Philippine Sea ay dito sa banda sa atin.
01:38Kaya mahalaga sa atin na magkaroon tayo ng code of conduct.
01:44Kaya mahalaga sa atin.
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