Marcos won't back down despite China's continued provocations
Malacañang on Aug. 12, 2025 says that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will not back down and continue to assert the country's rights in the West Philippine Sea amid two fresh incidents involving Chinese and Philippine vessels in the Scarborough Shoal. Speaking to reporters, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said that the latest incidents in Scarborough Shoal reflected Marcos' leadership, as the Philippine Coast Guard still offered aid to personnel on the two Chinese ships that collided.
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01:00At manakilipo tayong loon kung ano po yung dating nilagawa, atuloy pa rin pong nagawin ng Filting Post Guard sa pagtulog sa mga mangingista at pagprotekta sa atumayman rights.
01:11At sinabi rin po niya na sa lahat ng laban, hindi naman tayo akatras dahil ang mga Pilipino ay matatakan.
01:19But you said the Chinese Foreign Ministry din po ay nagbigay ng statement kagabi regarding the incident at sinabing ang Pilipinas daw po ang nag-infringe ng China's sovereign rights sa Scarborough Shoal and these moves are of a malign nature.
01:35Ang sabi po ng China din ay ginawa nila to safeguard their sovereignty and the Philippines's intentional infringement and provocative activities are the root cause of detentions.
01:47Okay, hindi po natin ang sagot ng DSA patutunod po dyan pero alam po natin at meron naman po yung arbitral award or ruling kung ano ang sinasabing karapatan ng Pilipinas.
01:59Kung ganyan ang kanilang mensahe, hindi naman natin sila mapipigilan sa kanilang kong mensahe.
02:04Kung ganyan ang naas akuno ang naas akuno angay algo petunod po bazakadman paginan sa kanilangта pokotan naas akuno ang naas akuno ang naas akuno namagang nasah akuno ang naas akuno ang tunod po.
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