00:00The Department of Foreign Affairs dismisses a claim by supposed Chinese callers who say that
00:05Bataan Islands is part of Taiwan, which China claims as part of its territory. DFA says flights
00:11of fancy should not be dignified with the response. Nevertheless, the Philippines'
00:15sovereignty over Batanes is settled and not up for debate. The department adds it will not
00:20entertain quote revisionist claims over its territory. According to a report on NewsGD.com,
00:26a purported academic symposium on the sovereignty of the Bataan Islands concludes,
00:30Bataan Islands constitute a natural geographical extension of Taiwan with sovereignty belonging
00:35to China. It adds Japan-Philippines' maritime delimitation negotiations in the area hold no
00:41legal validity. Bataan Islands refers to the largest northernmost Philippine province of Matanes.
00:47Foreign Affairs Secretary Maria Teresa Lazaro also downplays the impact of the Chinese callers'
00:52assertion. Meantime, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. says the Philippine
01:02government should push back against these claims.
01:04Eh, palagay ko meron talagang diferentsya. At kung paniwalaan yun, naku, may systemic
01:11dysfunction ang lipunan na maniniwala ito. Kasi grabe ang panaginip eh. At hindi ko alam kung ano
01:21ang gamot na ininom nung mga yan eh.
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