Defense chief unfazed by Chinese drills near Ayungin Shoal: 'Walang kakaiba'

Manila Bulletin

Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. downplayed recent Chinese maritime exercises near Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, saying the activities are nothing out of the ordinary and will not deter the Philippines from asserting its rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). (Video courtesy of MPC Pool)  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/08/25/defense-chief-unfazed-by-chinese-drills-near-ayungin-shoal-walang-kakaiba  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com @manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00Sir, what is your date for this year?

00:02It's time for me, sir.

00:04It's time for me, sir.

00:06It's time for me, sir.

00:14Would you say please, sir?

00:16Following the weather, sir.

00:30We'll see you later.

00:36Would you leave a bed, sir?

00:42It's time for me, sir.

00:44But it's the National Maritime Council.

00:46It's the world.

00:48And it's not that you're in the state of the Philippines.

00:52And there's no stands for the Philippines.

00:54Yes, no, it's not.

00:56There's no stands for the Philippines.

00:58That's why we're here.

01:00One of the things that we have come to do is to take a look at our national interest.

01:07We can't do it.

01:08We can take a look at our national interest.

01:12But we can't do it.

01:14But we can do it.

01:18We can do it.

01:20We can do it.

01:22We can do it.

01:24At sumusuporta ang maraming bansa kasi parehong interest, international law at old laws.

01:32Seguritari, may mga bit-bit na malalaking armas yung ibang mga Chinese personnel around Ayungin Chow.

01:38Wala kaming confirmed information about that. Walang konfirmasyon.

01:44At mag-ingat tayo sa fake news.

01:46Katulad, diba, how many weeks ago, hinatak daw yung Sierra Madre.

01:52Hindi man totoo. At marami talagang fake news.

01:55May kumakalat pa nga isang social media post na na-monitor namin.

02:00May spoiler daw dun sa China at liniklaim nila batanes o support of China.

02:05So talagang magkakaroon yung disinformation.

02:08So yung mga tropa natin sa Sierra Madre sir, they're in safe hands.

02:11Wala naman po silang, they're not under threat.

02:13At this time, wala po. Wala po kami nakikita.

02:16Thank you. Thank you sir.

02:17But of course, laging listo. Hindi mo alam eh.

02:20Hingi hao.

02:22I'm going to talk about this at the end of the hour.

02:25We want to see how many of the people were going to get here for today.

02:29You

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