00:00A new issue on the West Philippine Sea is what is going to do with the Senado.
00:04It's a new issue on the West Philippine Sea.
00:07It's a new issue on the Spratly Islands, where it's going to be a new issue on the Kalayaan Island.
00:10It's a new issue on the Luis Erispe.
00:13After the latest news on the West Philippine Sea and the Kalayaan Island Group,
00:21it's a new issue on the UMSBONG.
00:24At ito naman ay kung sino umano ang nakadiskubre sa Spratly Islands sa South China Sea,
00:31kung saan naroon ang Kalayaan Island Group.
00:33Kinwestiyon kasi ni Sen. Rodante Marculeta sa pagdinig ng Committee on National Defense and Security
00:39ang sinabi noon ni Sen. President Pro Temporary Pan Filo Lacson na si Thomas Cloma umano ang nakadiskubre ng Spratlys.
00:47Baka ito ang itinuturo sa staff course sa Campo Crame tungkol sa teritoryo ng Pilipinas.
00:54Thomas Cloma is the one who discovered Spratly Islands.
01:01And as the discoverer, he owns it.
01:03So dinunate niya sa Pilipinas and this was formalized by President Marcos Sr.
01:08Sen. Ping mentioned this during our hearing and Captain Pilar responded quite quickly that he knew also Thomas Cloma.
01:20At hindi siya tinunfirm niya yung sinasabi ni Sen. Lacson because he did not object.
01:26Buelta pa ni Marculeta, hindi naman discoverer si Thomas Cloma.
01:31Siya ay isang seafarer.
01:33Pero sa pagdinig pa lang, sinagot na siya ni Sen. Loren Legarda.
01:37Taba naman anya ang parte ni Thomas Cloma sa Spratly Islands.
01:41Kayo po, it's never too late to take up GSC. It's never too late to take masters in national security.
01:50Mas pati ka na abogado na kayo.
01:52Sino ang bihasa, who can give us the historical perspective of the Spratlys?
01:58Because when I was a young journalist in the 80s, in-interview ko po si Thomas Cloma sa bahay niya.
02:05Ayon pa sa Senadora, kung may naisklaruhin si Marculeta, sa plenaryo niya na lang ito, ilata.
02:11I will read the transcript of records and whatever clarification the good senator has said,
02:19I would suggest that you state it in plenary so that it is in record in the plenary session, whatever
02:26it has.
02:28Then we proceed with our bills.
02:30Sumagot din si Sen. Lacson. At para sa kanya, hayaan na ang katotohanan ang magsalita.
02:36Totoo na kinontra ng maraming bansa ang notice to the whole world at independence claim ni Thomas Cloma sa Spratly
02:44Islands.
02:44Pero isa ito sa naging basihan ng Pilipinas para magkaroon ng claim ang Pilipinas sa Kalayaan Island sa West Philippine
02:51Sea.
02:52Ito rin ang naging daan kay dating Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Sr. na magtayo ng Municipality of Kalayaan sa ilalim ng
02:59Presidential Decree No. 1596 noong 1978.
03:04Samantala, ngayon naman na pinaplan siya na ang mga naging mainit na palitan ng pahayag ng Chinese Embassy at ilang
03:10opisyal ng Pilipinas tungkol sa West Philippine Sea,
03:13si Sen. Risa Hontiveros, hindi raw dadalo sa posibleng meeting ng mga senador kasama ang Embahada ng China dahil para
03:21sa kanya dapat pa rin mag-sorry ang Embahada.
03:25Hindi po ako sasama sa ulong sa Chinese Ambassador at this point in time kung sakali.
03:33Dahil dami nang sinabi tungkol sa resolution namin.
03:36Kung may sinabi kang mali, wag mong laktawan yung step na i-acknowledge mo yung maling sinabi mo, mag-sorry
03:45ka.
03:46Luisa Erispe para sa Pambansang TV sa Bagong Pilipinas.
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