00:00Namata ang Chinese vessels sa West Philippine Sea ngayong buwan ng Disyembre.
00:04Ating pag-usapan kasama si Philippine Navy Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea,
00:09Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad.
00:11Admiral Roy, magandang tanghali po sa inyo.
00:16Yes, magandang tanghali.
00:17Weng, tsaka Yusek Aboy, good afternoon.
00:20Sa mga taga-subiver ninyo, magandang hapon sa ating lahat.
00:23Admiral, noong unang linggo ng Disyembre,
00:26nakapagtala kayo ng hindi bababa sa 20 Chinese vessels
00:29sa iba't ibang bahagi ng West Philippine Sea,
00:32ano ang pinakakritikal na observation ng Philippine Navy
00:35sa galaw at posisyon ng mga barkong ito?
00:39Alam mo, Yusek Aboy, we look at this from a comprehensive perspective.
00:46Ibig sabihin, matagalan at malawakan.
00:49Ang illegal presence sila has been there for quite some time now.
00:53And every now and then may ginagawang coercive and aggressive actions
00:57na ito ang delikado.
00:58So, lalo na pag ginagawa laban sa ating mga fisher folks,
01:03kamakailan lamang sa BFAR na aircraft,
01:05minsan BFAR na barko,
01:07at sa Philippine Coast Guard.
01:09Bibihira namang ginagawa sa Philippine Navy yan.
01:12So, ang delikado sa kanila is,
01:14this could lead to anything, any untoward incident.
01:17Yung illegal presence nila,
01:19yung coercive and aggressive actions.
01:20For the first week of December,
01:2320, ano-monitor natin ang Coast Guard
01:25and PLA Navy ships sa iba't-ibang features natin?
01:28Sir, sa Panatag Shoal,
01:30may lima o manong Chinese Coast Guard vessels
01:32at dalawang People's Liberation Army Navy warships.
01:36Ano yung particular na aksyon o galaw ng mga barkong ito
01:38na ikinabahala o patuloy na minomonitor ninyo?
01:41Ito naman, pag nasa Pahodimas Hilok o sa Panatag Weng,
01:49generally, sila ay lumalayag na mabaga lang
01:52para lang hindi sila apektado ng alon.
01:55There are times na yung Coast Guard nila
01:57didikit sa challenge ng ating Philippine Coast Guard.
02:04Sa hanay naman ng Philippine Navy ng AFP,
02:06we monitor, we record, we submit the reports
02:10sa ating higher headquarters
02:11to include the Department of Foreign Affairs.
02:15There are times na mayroon na mga fisher folks
02:18na tinataboy nila,
02:19but yung ating presensya naman
02:21ay tumutulong na iniiwasan nila
02:24na makunos na video
02:25na tinataboy nila
02:27o ginagawa ng coercive and aggressive actions
02:29ang ating mga fisher folks.
02:31So, Admiral, from Panatag Shoals,
02:36punta tayo sa Ayungin Shoals.
02:37Ilan yung namataan nyo na
02:38Philippine Liberation Army Navy warships
02:41at Chinese vessels
02:42dito sa Ayungin Shoals?
02:44At may napansin ba kayo na kakaiba
02:46at pagbabagod sa mga taktik lang
02:48ginagamit nila?
02:52Yes, Yusek Aboy, ano?
02:53Sa Ayungin Shoal naman,
02:55kung saan nandun yung ating BRP Sierra Madre,
02:57may namataan tayo na isang PLA Navy
03:01at anim na Chinese Coast Guard.
03:04Ito naman ay nasa labas ng Shoal
03:06sapagkat hindi man siya nakakapasok
03:09dahil medyo mababaw na ang loob na Shoal.
03:12Hindi man tayo nababahala rito,
03:14nababahala sapagkat yung presensya nila,
03:17alam natin na ito ay malapit sa Mischief Reef
03:19na kung tawagin ay safe harbor nila
03:22o base nila.
03:24So, pag lumabas ng Mischief Reef,
03:25lumalapit na yan sa Ayungin Shoal.
03:28Ganun din, ganun pa man,
03:29minumonitor natin,
03:30we report,
03:31we keep track of their movements.
03:34Sir, sa Skoda Shoal naman
03:36at maging sa Pag-asa Island,
03:38may militar daw at Coast Guard presence din
03:40mula sa China.
03:41Paano ito nakaka-apekto
03:43sa daily operations at siguridad
03:45ng mga Pilipinong nakadeploy
03:46sa mga lugar na yon?
03:47Yung kanilang presensya,
03:52hindi naman ito ang nadidictate
03:53o nag-dedirect ng ating daily operation
03:57sapagkat ang ating Western Command
03:59and Northern Luzon Command
04:01have their own respective patrol plans.
04:03This is by sea and by air.
04:06Hindi lamang Navy or AFP, Air Force,
04:08but this includes the other government agencies
04:10like Coast Guard, BFAR,
04:13meron pa nga tayong maritime police
04:15sa Pag-asa.
04:17So, yung ating patrol plans
04:18are being executed
04:20by Northern Luzon Command
04:21and Western Command.
04:23Yung presence naman nila
04:24does not dictate
04:25how we do our patrols.
04:29Admiral, no?
04:30Nitong weekend, tama ba ito?
04:31101 Chinese maritime militia vessels
04:34ang namataan.
04:35Dami naman ito.
04:36Ano ang mga assessment
04:37ng Philippine Navy
04:38kung bakit ganito karami itong mga ito
04:40at bakit lumaboy
04:43ang bilang nila
04:43sa panahon ito, Admiral?
04:46Yeah, Yusek Aboy.
04:47Itong mga namataan ng BFAR
04:49and ng Coast Guard
04:51over the weekend
04:51ay may mga...
04:52Ito ay mga maritime militia.
04:55These are fishermen,
04:57these are fishing boats
04:58na ika nga doble kara.
05:01Pag hindi fishing season,
05:03ito ay ginagamit ng
05:04PLA Navy
05:06at ng Coast Guard
05:07sapagkat ito ay under
05:08ng Chinese Military Commission.
05:11Kumbaga,
05:11ito ang CAFGO sa dagat.
05:14Ito ay force multiplier nila.
05:16Hindi ito numalayag,
05:18ito ay naka-ankla lang
05:19na tabi-tabi.
05:20In Navy parlance,
05:21we call them
05:21they are nested.
05:23In a nest sila.
05:25Tabi-tabi na naka-ankla
05:26just to show that
05:27they are occupying
05:28a particular spot
05:30within our EEZ.
05:32Yung na-report na 101,
05:34this is well within the range
05:36sapagkat they have
05:37around 350
05:38different maritime militia vessels
05:41all over the West Philippine Sea.
05:44Ito ay naka-pasok,
05:46naka-ankla,
05:47naka-tago
05:47nasa loob ng mga
05:49naval bases nila
05:50like Johnson,
05:51Subi,
05:52Mischief.
05:53It just so happened
05:54ang namataan ng Coast Guard
05:55ay nasa labas
05:56ng mga bases nila,
05:58especially Subi Reef
05:59na malapit sa pag-asa.
06:00So,
06:01yung 101 is
06:02part of the
06:03total strength
06:04of roughly 350
06:05maritime militia vessels
06:07all over the West Philippine Sea.
06:09So, sir,
06:10sa mga na-monitor ninyo
06:11ngayong December,
06:12masasabi ba nating
06:13normal lang ito?
06:14Ano yung implication nito
06:15sa ating maritime security
06:16at sa freedom of navigation
06:18ng bansa?
06:21Ano naman tayo?
06:23Yung
06:23overall portion
06:25of the AFP
06:26is that
06:27we conduct our patrols
06:28not only us,
06:30but also
06:31in partnership
06:32with other
06:34nations
06:35that support
06:35our stand
06:36in the West Philippine Sea.
06:37Hindi naman natin
06:38sinasabi na
06:39totally
06:40peaceful
06:41sapagkat hanggat
06:42andyan yung
06:43illegal presence
06:44ng PLA Navy,
06:46Coast Guard,
06:46at Maritime Militia
06:47ay talagang kailangan
06:49alerto tayo,
06:51wag tayo magpapaba
06:52ng ating guard,
06:53we will keep
06:54patrolling our seas,
06:55we will keep
06:55ensuring
06:56yung guidance
06:57ng ating commander
06:58and chief
06:58na not one square inch
07:00ang mawawala
07:01sa atin.
07:02It's a great challenge
07:03but I would like to say,
07:04Greg and Aboy
07:05that your
07:06Philippine Navy
07:07or your AFP
07:08is up to the challenge.
07:10Admiral,
07:11linawin ko lang,
07:12350 versus
07:12ilanong
07:13sea assets
07:15natin
07:15dito sa dalawang
07:16shoals na to
07:17na nagbabantay?
07:18Ano naman tayo dyan
07:23Yosek Aboy?
07:24We do not count
07:25by the numbers.
07:26We look at capabilities.
07:29And kung sa numbers
07:30and capabilities,
07:32ito namang
07:32PLA is a superpower.
07:34Malaki sila,
07:35maliit tayo.
07:36But ang papalakas
07:38sa loob natin,
07:38number one,
07:39yung supporta
07:40ng taong bayan,
07:42number two,
07:42yung supporta
07:43ng ating gobyerno,
07:44number three,
07:45we know,
07:45we are convinced
07:46of the legitimacy
07:47of our stand,
07:49of our fight.
07:50We are backed up
07:51by domestic law.
07:52We are backed up
07:53by international law.
07:55So,
07:55sa tayo naman
07:55ang Pilipino
07:56na against all odds,
07:57tayo ay nagpapatuloy.
07:59And we are,
08:00we take this challenge
08:01wholeheartedly
08:02and I believe
08:03that your AFP
08:04is up to the challenge.
08:05We are receiving
08:06little by little,
08:07dumartin na yung ating
08:08mga modernization platforms.
08:10Hindi lamang yung Navy
08:11but pati yung Air Force
08:12and yung Army.
08:13So,
08:14we are here
08:14to ensure that
08:15we will remain free
08:16and that our territory
08:18will remain intact.
08:19Ako,
08:19ako Admiral,
08:20dahil sa statement mo niyan,
08:22kaya nga sa Pinoy pa rin ako,
08:23sa tropa pa rin natin tayo,
08:25naniniwala tayong
08:26kakayanin mo natin ito.
08:28Pero,
08:29kung sakasakali,
08:29Admiral,
08:30na mag-mass up
08:32to mga ito
08:32at biglang maging aggressive
08:34at tumodo yung
08:35incursion
08:36sa ating territories,
08:37ano po ba
08:38ang immediate response
08:39ng ating Philippine Navy
08:40at saka may standard
08:41protocol buha tayo
08:42pag halimbawa mangyari ito?
08:46Yes,
08:47Yusek Aboy,
08:48ano,
08:49we do not wait
08:50for developments
08:51to happen.
08:52We have a proactive
08:53approach.
08:55Hindi lamang tayo,
08:55kung mapansin ninyo,
08:56yung ating Department of Defense
08:58has been very strong
08:59in defense diplomacy.
09:01Maraming tayo,
09:02mga
09:02SOFAS,
09:04VFAAs,
09:06with other countries,
09:07nag-act tayo,
09:09nag-escalate tayo
09:10ng ating defense relationship
09:11with them.
09:12That will include
09:13Australia,
09:14New Zealand,
09:14South Korea,
09:15Japan,
09:16even the European powers.
09:18Anong ibig sabihin ito?
09:20Hindi tayo nag-iisa,
09:21we are not alone.
09:23Number two,
09:23we have a very good
09:24information sharing mechanism.
09:27Yung alam natin,
09:27we share with them.
09:29Yung alam nila,
09:29they share with us.
09:31So we do not wait
09:32for things to happen.
09:33As much as possible,
09:34we would like to be
09:35proactive dito,
09:36Aboy.
09:38Sir,
09:39ano naman po yung
09:39hakbang ng
09:40Philippine Navy
09:41para maiwasan yung
09:42tensyon
09:42habang pinananatili
09:44yung ating karapatan
09:45sa loob ng ating
09:45exclusive economic zone?
09:49Very good question,
09:51Weng,
09:51ano?
09:51Asik Weng.
09:53Yeah.
09:53Number one,
09:54yung tensyon,
09:55andyan na yan.
09:57But I would like to say
09:58sa ating mga kababakayan
09:59na hindi tayo
10:00umay gawa ng tensyon.
10:02Ito ay gawa ng PLA.
10:04Ang ginagawa natin,
10:05pinapanindigan natin
10:06ang sa atin.
10:08We are here to secure
10:09and to protect
10:10what is rightfully
10:11and legally ours.
10:15Ang problema,
10:16yung kabilang side
10:17ang nanggugulo.
10:19So,
10:19tayo naman,
10:19we will not back down.
10:20Bakit?
10:21Tayo ang nasa tama.
10:22Ito ay atin,
10:23lugar natin ito.
10:24So,
10:25pinapanindigan labang natin
10:26ang sa atin.
10:27The tension is there,
10:29but we are not the ones
10:30creating the tension.
10:32At kung makita nyo
10:33on a regional level,
10:34ginagawa din niya
10:35ng PLA
10:36sa ibang bansa
10:37sa region na ito
10:38against Australia,
10:39New Zealand,
10:40Japan,
10:41South Korea,
10:42Taiwan,
10:43Vietnam.
10:44So,
10:45hindi lang tayo
10:45ang ginaganon
10:46ng PLA.
10:48Admiral Roy,
10:49wala ko siguro sa amin
10:50ni si Queng
10:51sa buo-buo
10:52ng PTV4
10:54ng Bagong Pilipinas
10:55ngayon.
10:55Saludo kami sa inyo
10:56at sa lahat
10:57ng bumubuo
10:58ng Philippine Navy
10:59ng ating AFP.
11:01At maraming salamat
11:02sa inyong servisyo
11:03at oras
11:04at sa lahat
11:05na nag-de-defense
11:09sa ating mga
11:09Philippine territories.
11:12Yusik Aboy,
11:13walang anuman.
11:14Maraming salamat din
11:15sa appreciation nyo
11:16as a Queng.
11:18And mula sa inyong
11:18kasundaluhan
11:19ng Armed Forces,
11:21yung inyong AFP
11:22will remain on station
11:23kahit na sa binat
11:24na Christmas season
11:25ngayon.
11:26Tayo ay nasa
11:27mga malalayong
11:28outpost pa rin.
11:30We will remain
11:31loyal to the
11:31Constitution,
11:33to the Constitutional
11:34processes,
11:35to the duly elected
11:36civil authorities.
11:38We will secure
11:38and protect
11:39the chain of command
11:40as we perform
11:41our mandate
11:42of securing
11:43the territory
11:43of this country.
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