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President Marcos insisted he was just stating facts when he talked about getting Filipinos out from Taiwan if conflict ensues, saying he was perplexed that China took it as him playing with fire.

READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/08/11/i-was-just-stating-facts-marcos-perplexed-over-chinas-playing-fire-accusation

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Transcript
00:00I don't know what they're talking about, playing with fire.
00:04I was just stating facts.
00:10We do not want to go to war.
00:14But I think if there is a war over Taiwan, we will be drawn.
00:22Hihilain tayo sa ayat gusto natin.
00:25Kicking and screaming, we will be drawn and dragged into that mess.
00:31Whatever you do, come on, let's be, huwag na tayong mag, hope, I love this saying, hope is not a plan.
00:37I hope it doesn't happen. I hope it doesn't.
00:39But if it does, we have to plan for it already.
00:42And that's what I was talking about.
00:43How do we get our people out?
00:45How do we protect the, kung magkagulok, gera na nga dito.
00:50Malapit na sa atin. Ano nga gawin natin?
00:52Okay lang, normal lang yun. Pababayaan na lang natin.
00:55Kung sino, pasok labas dito sa atin.
00:58Hindi naman puwede yun.
01:00So we'll have to do something.
01:02So inevitably, despite our fervent wish to avoid any confrontation with anybody anywhere,
01:12war over Taiwan will drag the Philippines, kicking and screaming into the conflict.
01:21That is what I was trying to say.
01:23That's what I don't understand.
01:24And I think because of the narrative coming out about playing with fire and being provocative and all of that,
01:36So, kaya nagka-increase ng activity doon sa West Philippine Sea.
01:43What special instructions I have?
01:46We don't have any special instructions.
01:48Sana yun na tayo rito.
01:50You know, it is not a one thing na there's no silver bullet na pag pinaputok mo, solve lahat ang problema mo.
01:59What will happen here is we will continue to be present.
02:04We will continue to defend our territory.
02:07We will continue to exercise our sovereign rights.
02:10And despite any opposition from anyone, we will continue to do that as we have done in the past three years.
02:21Now, we do not intensify our operations.
02:25We just respond.
02:27Hindi naman tayo aggressive eh.
02:29Ano lang tayo, dumidipensa lang tayo eh.
02:31So, that's the situation there.
02:36Unfortunately, we are, I think, for propaganda purposes misinterpreted.
02:46But the Philippines is not, we are constant in our defense of the territory, of the state, of the population, of the Republic of the Philippines.
03:00Ganun lang ang trabaho namin.
03:02Ganun lang ang aming gagawin.
03:04Wala tayong interest na pasukin kahit sino, napuntahan kahit sino, sugurin kahit sino.
03:10Wala tayong ka-interest, interest diyan.
03:14So, sana nga eh, yung ginagastos natin for defense and security, hindi na kailangan.
03:20Kung saan-saan natin magagamit yan.
03:22We can use it for agri, for housing.
03:25We can use it for job creation.
03:27We can use it.
03:27But we have to do this because we are under threat.
03:30We are forced to do this.
03:32We do not want to do this.
03:34We are forced to do this.
03:37We do not want any kind of confrontation with anyone.
03:41We want to build a better, stronger, freer, safer Philippines.
03:47That's what we are working for.
03:49This does not build, this kind of confrontation does not build a stronger, better Philippines.
03:58All it does is continue to defend our country.
04:01So, that's the, I'm a little bit perplexed why it would be characterized as such, as playing with fire.
04:19So, that's the, I'm a little bit by where it's going.
04:25So, let's go.
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