00:00Update sa resupply mission at mga namataang barko ng China sa Union Shore
00:05at yung pag-uusapan kasama si Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad,
00:09Philippine Navy spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea.
00:12Good morning, sir, at welcome dito sa Bagong Pilipinas ngayon.
00:15Yes, good afternoon. Good afternoon, Weng and Joey.
00:18At sa mga takasubaybay ng show ng Bagong Pilipinas ngayon,
00:22mga ganda tanghali sa ating lahat.
00:23Sir, unahin natin itong tanong.
00:25Kamakailan ay may ulat na presensya ng apat na China Coast Guard ships
00:28at 20 maritime militia vessels sa paligid ng Union Shore.
00:33Ano po ba yung nangyari dito?
00:35Yes, alam mo, Weng, yung ating maritime domain.
00:39Ito, noong pa man, for the past 30 years, marami ng illegal presence ito
00:42ng maritime militia, ng PLA Navy at ng Coast Guard.
00:46Ang huling report natin, as of yesterday, medyo bumaba ang numbers
00:50and we monitor this on a regular basis.
00:53Yesterday, the report was 7 maritime militia and 2 China Coast Guard ships.
00:57Ito naman ay regular natin binabanto yan, not only sa Ayungin Shoal,
01:02but even sa Sabina, sa Hasa-Hasa, Pag-Asaid, even Bajo de Masinoc o Skyboro Shoal.
01:08So for yesterday, medyo bumaba ng konti ang numbers.
01:10This could be most likely on account of the weather.
01:14Masama yung panahon ngayon sa karagatan natin.
01:15So, kailan ba, sir, yung huling resupply mission?
01:20At although, hindi naman pwede sabihin, this month po ba merong resupply mission?
01:26Alam mo, yung ating resupply, the last one was last July.
01:30And the next resupply, we leave it up to the level of the Commander Western Command as it sees fit.
01:37What we would like to assure yung ating mga kababayan is,
01:40number one, it is our moral obligation to support our, especially those in the front line,
01:46dun sa BRP Sierra Madre, and the other features.
01:49The conduct of the resupply is a operational activity,
01:55details of which pinapaubayan natin sa Western Command.
02:01Let them go hungry.
02:02Kailangan suportaan natin.
02:03It's a moral obligation ng ating leadership.
02:06Sir, kung sakaling harangin ulit ng China itong resupply missions ninyo,
02:10ano yung magiging tugon ng Philippine Navy?
02:12Meron bang dagdag na hakbang para protectahan pa yung ating mga tropa doon sa Ionin Show?
02:17Alam mo, Weng, hindi lamang, before I get to the Ionin Show,
02:20hindi lamang sa Ionin Show, but even sa baho di Masinlok,
02:24we have been at the receiving end of the coercive and aggressive actions
02:27of the Chinese Coast Guard, the Maritime Militia, and the PLA Navy.
02:32Yun nangyari noong August 11, it's an example of that.
02:35Ito naman sa Ionin Show, if ever there would be more coercive and aggressive actions,
02:40we have enough contingency plans in place to be able to respond.
02:43Bottom line is, hindi na rin papabayaan yung ating mga tropa
02:46na nakadeploy doon, we will not let them go hungry.
02:49Kung ano man ang kailangan ng supplies, we will keep supporting them.
02:53Last month, or towards the end of last month, sir,
02:56may binitiwang salita ang China na sinabing
03:00may consequences daw yung aggressive actions ng Pilipinas.
03:06Kasi ang sinasabi nila, parang meron daw na encounter
03:09na two Philippine vessels at medyo aggressive daw.
03:13So, ano po yung reaksyon ng Navy rito?
03:15Alam mo, maraming umiikot na malign influence,
03:19mga false narratives, misinformation, disinformation, malinformation.
03:24So, we have been very deliberate in telling the public,
03:28be careful what we digest,
03:30especially those messages coming from the Chinese Communist Party.
03:34sapagkat marami dito is there to justify their actions.
03:39Naalam naman natin historically,
03:41walang basis sa international law.
03:43So, when they say sequences,
03:45we take it with a grain of salt.
03:47It will not deter us from performing our mandate,
03:50from doing our patrols,
03:52from doing our resupply missions.
03:54At sa mga kababayan natin,
03:55we have to be very careful,
03:56sapagkat marami naglumalabas na fake news,
03:59ika nga,
04:00malign influence to be able to shape public perception.
04:03But we know that this is the approach of the Chinese Communist Party.
04:07So, we are able to warn in advance yung ating mga kababayan.
04:10Pero, matanong ko lang, Wang, sir.
04:13Di ba meron pong kasunduan sa pagitan ng China at Pilipinas
04:17na para dito sa mga resupply missions?
04:19So, ang punto ng kasunduan yun is
04:22para hindi mag-escalate yung tension.
04:24And yet, sa tuwing tutungo po ang ating Navy
04:29para sa resupply mission,
04:31parang meron palaging palitan ng
04:34oh, nag-provoke si side A,
04:36tapos may provocation din si side B.
04:37So, ano po yung nangyari sa kasunduan na yun?
04:40Alam mo, Wang and Joey,
04:44yung ating Department of Defense and the AFP,
04:47we focus on our core mandate,
04:50on our mission.
04:51When it comes to the bilateral consultative meeting,
04:54that is under the Department of Foreign Affairs.
04:57And we defer to them.
04:58Kung ano mga details nun.
05:00Sa side naman natin,
05:01we ensure that we perform our mandate,
05:03yung mga patrols natin,
05:05by sea and by air.
05:07Hindi hunghupa yan,
05:08yan ay magpapatuloy.
05:09Kung sakaling may mga coercive and aggressive actions,
05:12and marami naman yan eh,
05:14every now and then,
05:14they play it up eh.
05:15We ensure that all our actions
05:17are within the bounds of law.
05:19Our posturing is non-aggressive,
05:22non-provocative.
05:22Maliwanag yung sinabi ng ating Commander-in-Chief.
05:25We are not here to provoke.
05:28We are here merely to secure
05:30and to protect what is ours.
05:32Walang matang inaangka na hindi sa atin.
05:34We're only protecting what is ours.
05:36On the other hand,
05:37yung sa atin ay pilit na agawin sa atin.
05:40So yun ang postion natin doon.
05:41Non-aggressive, non-confrontational,
05:43within the bounds of international and domestic law.
05:45So sir, sa ibang usapin naman ano,
05:48kumusta po yung ano,
05:49ano po yung update doon sa mga corals
05:50sa Sabina Shoal,
05:52sa Hasa at sa Sand Decay?
05:55Yes.
05:55Uwing, kamakailan, may na-report mo, no?
05:57Na tumataas yung level
05:58ng mga corals,
06:00crash corals,
06:01sa mga shallow areas natin doon.
06:03For this year,
06:04we have not monitored any ship
06:06from whatever country
06:08in the vicinity of Sabina
06:10and the other shallow areas,
06:12Hasa-Hasa,
06:12and the other shoals there,
06:14which could indicate
06:15man-made activities
06:17to dump, crash corals.
06:19And if you notice,
06:20itong past one month, two months,
06:22masama yung panahon,
06:23by natural tidal action,
06:26nagbabago ang height
06:27ng mga elevation
06:28ng mga corals doon.
06:29Except for last year,
06:30yung nilabas ng Philippine Coast Guard
06:32na may namataan sa
06:33na dadump ng corals.
06:34For this year,
06:35wala tayo namataan ng ganon.
06:36So we could safely say
06:37yung change and elevation
06:38of the shallow areas
06:40is because of tidal action.
06:42It's a natural occurrence.
06:43Pero yung sinasabi nyo
06:44nagdadump ng corals doon,
06:46saan galing yung mga yun?
06:47At saka,
06:48paano natin namomonitor?
06:49Meron po butang regular divers
06:51na nag-check doon sa area?
06:53Yes, in fact,
06:53yung NSC
06:55and the Philippine Coast Guard
06:57sent a scientific team
06:59to check
07:00yung sa sun decay
07:01and I think sa Sabina
07:03o sa Hasa-Hasa.
07:04But this was last year.
07:05So in order to be able
07:06to protect
07:07for our environment
07:08in the maritime domain,
07:10may regular checks
07:11ang iba't-ibang
07:11ages of government.
07:12At yung Philippine Navy,
07:13yung AAFP naman,
07:14we support them
07:15in performing
07:16their own mandate.
07:17So yung sinabi nyo, sir,
07:19na natural occurrence
07:20yung pag-build up
07:21ng corals,
07:22ganito rin yung observation
07:24ng Coast Guard
07:25at saka ng BIFAR po?
07:26Yes, for this year.
07:27For last year,
07:28may na-report tayo
07:29na may namontan
07:30ang Coast Guard
07:30na dadump
07:31ng crash corals.
07:33So sir,
07:33paano po binabantayan
07:34ngayon yung mga lugar
07:35na ito
07:36para masiguro
07:37na walang nagaganap
07:38na reclamation
07:39o dumping activities
07:40sa iba pang bansa?
07:42Yes.
07:43O ng ibang bansa pala?
07:44Yeah.
07:45Today,
07:45we have
07:46stronger coordination
07:48between the AAFP,
07:50the Coast Guard,
07:52BIFAR,
07:53even the PNP Maritime Group,
07:55all other agencies
07:56of government
07:57in the maritime domain.
07:58Sapakat it would take
07:59everybody's concerted effort
08:01to be able to do
08:03what we call
08:03maritime domain awareness,
08:05to know what's happening
08:05out there
08:06as much as possible
08:07to cover the entire area
08:0824-7 hangat kaya.
08:11So we have
08:12stronger monitoring today
08:13than we had,
08:14I usually say this,
08:15than we had yesterday.
08:16Or ika nga,
08:17because of our
08:18modernization efforts
08:19program at DND
08:21and our coordination
08:22with the other
08:23government agencies,
08:24we know what is
08:25happening out there
08:26almost the entire area
08:28and we would like
08:29to achieve it 24-7.
08:30Sir, sakali naman po
08:32magbago yung elevation
08:33ng low tide features
08:34dahil po dyan
08:36sa coral build-up
08:37na sinabi nyo na nga po
08:38na natural occurrence,
08:40ano po yung
08:40posibleng implikasyon nito
08:42sa maritime law
08:43pati sa
08:44territorial rights natin?
08:45Imposible po bang
08:46maapektuhan yung
08:47claims
08:48ng ating bansa?
08:50Good question,
08:51Jovia, no?
08:52The role of the
08:53Philippine Navy,
08:53the AFP,
08:54is to ensure
08:55walang mangyaring
08:56man-made activity.
08:58Human induced
08:59or activities
08:59that would show
09:00they are deliberately
09:02dumping
09:03crash corals.
09:04Ito naman,
09:05this could be a,
09:07this could lead
09:07to more reclamation
09:08activities.
09:09Ayaw natin nang ganon.
09:10In the event
09:11may na-monitor tayo,
09:12inaakit natin ito
09:13to the ND,
09:15to the Security Council,
09:16to the Maritime Council
09:17for the appropriate
09:18action by government.
09:20We do not act
09:20on our own.
09:21We are one of the
09:22instruments of government
09:23in the maritime domain.
09:24So our primary
09:25contribution is
09:26to monitor the area
09:28through our
09:28different sensors
09:30and at the same time
09:31physical presence,
09:33patrols on sea
09:33and on air.
09:34But kung sakaling
09:36meron po ba kayong
09:37dagdag na operasyon
09:38or parang steps
09:40para tiyak na
09:41wala ng dayuhan
09:42na activities
09:43na posibleng
09:44samantalahin
09:45yung sitwasyon doon?
09:47Yes, may mga
09:47dagdag activities
09:48tayo.
09:49From the
09:50Philippine Navy side,
09:52bawat dagdag
09:52na barko
09:53na bago natin,
09:54ito ay nagdadagdag
09:55sa ating kakayanan
09:56to be able
09:57to patrol
09:57more
09:58our waters.
10:00Bawat facility
10:01na ma-inaugurate
10:02like yung kamakailan
10:02langway sa
10:03Mahataw,
10:03Batanes,
10:05this will serve
10:05as a forward
10:06operating base
10:07to be able
10:08to support
10:08our deployed
10:09forces longer.
10:11Bawat aircraft
10:12na dumatay
10:12sa Philippine Air Force
10:13will afford us
10:14more air surveillance
10:15flights.
10:16So every project
10:17of modernization
10:18of the AFP
10:19which is being
10:20handled by DND
10:21affords us
10:22more flexibility
10:23in performing
10:24our mandate.
10:26Hindi ko alam,
10:27sir,
10:27kung familiar
10:28kayo dito.
10:28May lumabas po
10:29kasing ulat
10:30kahapon na may
10:31naligtas naman po
10:32yung Marine Corps
10:33na tatlong
10:34nawawalang
10:35manging isla
10:35sa West
10:36Philippine Sea.
10:37Kung meron
10:37kayong detalya
10:38nito,
10:38sir.
10:38At siguro
10:39bigyan nyo
10:40na rin kami
10:40ng picture
10:41kung paano
10:41kasi ang
10:42pagkakadescribe
10:43dito
10:43napadpad
10:44sila dun sa area
10:45na yun.
10:46Yes,
10:46ito yung mga
10:47fishermen natin,
10:48fisher folks
10:48na naka-beria
10:49yung kanilang
10:49bangka
10:50and because
10:51right now
10:51dahil nga
10:51sa masamang panahon
10:52lumubog yung
10:54bangka nila
10:54and it so
10:57happened
10:57na
10:58napadpad
11:00towards the direction
11:01at yung
11:01Philippine Marine
11:02shout out
11:03sa ating mga
11:03Philippine Marines
11:04the few
11:04the proud
11:05the Marines
11:06tama-tama
11:06sila ang nakapag
11:07extend ng assistance
11:08sa ating mga
11:09fisher folks.
11:10So we would like
11:10to see more of this
11:11yung ating mga
11:13members ng AFP
11:14providing assistance
11:15to our fisher folks.
11:17So sir,
11:18bukod po dun
11:18sa mga nakikita natin
11:19na ginagawa nila
11:20sa
11:21territorial waters
11:23ng Pilipinas
11:23may iba pa po ba silang
11:24ginagawa
11:25to oppress
11:26the Philippines
11:27na katulad
11:28ang nabanggit nyo
11:29kanina
11:29para lang
11:30yung mga
11:32campaigns nila
11:33para
11:34sabihin nyo
11:35Yes.
11:36Alam mo ba
11:36the illegal presence
11:38of the
11:40I call them
11:40the agents
11:41of the
11:42Chinese Communist Party
11:44in the maritime domain.
11:46We're very clear about this.
11:47We do not
11:47we're not against China.
11:49Maraming sa atin
11:50may kamag-anak na Chinese.
11:52We are against
11:53the ruling elite
11:54the party that controls China
11:56the Chinese Communist Party
11:57and their agents
11:58in the maritime domain
11:59Chinese Coast Guard
12:00PLA Navy
12:02the maritime militia
12:03their presence
12:04in our EZ
12:05has been illegal
12:06for the past 30 years.
12:08Their actions
12:09are coercive
12:10and aggressive.
12:12That's why
12:12maliwanag yung sinabi
12:13ng ating commander-in-chief
12:14our actions
12:15are non-provocative
12:16non-aggressive
12:17and defensive
12:18in nature
12:19and bound by
12:20covered by
12:21international law.
12:23Sila
12:23coercive
12:24and aggressive
12:25and their messaging
12:25is deceptive.
12:27That's why
12:28we're very clear
12:28and very deliberate
12:29in telling the public
12:30let's be very careful
12:31what we digest
12:32a lot of these
12:34are false narratives
12:35to shape
12:36the perspective
12:37into their own favor.
12:39Rest assured
12:40that we have
12:40sufficient
12:41contingencies
12:42in place
12:43not only the Navy
12:44the Air Force
12:44the Army
12:45the AFP
12:46and the other players
12:47in the maritime domain
12:48to ensure
12:49what is ours
12:49will remain ours.
12:50Okay sir
12:51minsan nyo na lang
12:52po sa ating mga kababayan
12:53lalo na po
12:54sa mga mangingisda.
12:55Yes
12:56sa ating mga kababayan
12:57alam nyo
12:57yung inyong AFP
12:59is doing all that we can
13:01with everything that we have
13:02to be able to ensure
13:03that we could be there
13:04for you
13:05ating mga mangingisda
13:06at the same time
13:07to protect
13:08and to secure
13:08what is rightfully ours.
13:11Ito ay
13:12sinumpaan namin
13:13and we are here
13:14to ensure
13:15that the Philippine flag
13:16will remain flying
13:17high and free
13:18in the outermost parts
13:20of Philippine territory.
13:23Okay
13:23maraming salamat po
13:24sa inyong oras
13:25Rear Admiral Roy
13:27Vincent Trinidad
13:28ang tagapagsilta
13:30ng Philippine Navy
13:31para sa West Philippine Sea.
13:33Thank you sir.
