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From the Senate's probe into the deadly Binaliw landfill tragedy and the systemic failures in the country's waste management, to rising tensions in the West Philippine Sea after a Philippine Navy serviceman was injured at Ayungin Shoal, and the latest developments in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte—Beyond the Headlines brings you the stories shaping the nation.
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01:12Good afternoon and welcome to Beyond the Headlines. I'm DJ Moises and today's conversation is brought to us by Coffee
01:19First.
01:20Today on Beyond the Headlines, we'll discuss three stories.
01:23First, Cebu landfill collapse under Senate scrutiny, which is today's headlines of Sunstar.
01:31Second is Senate impeachment court orders release of Sara Duterte and her husband, lawyer Manasa Scarpio financial record.
01:40And then third, China Coast Guard assaults Philippine Navy man at a union.
01:47So today we look deeper and think better and let's begin with the first story.
01:52A mountain of garbage collapsed. Thirty-six lives were lost.
01:57The Senate is now looking into the Binalio landfill collapse, not just to determine what happened, but to find out
02:04whether warning signs were ignored.
02:06Regulations were enforced and accountability was lacking.
02:11More than two decades after the passage of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, are we facing a failure of
02:19our laws or a failure to implement them?
02:23Beyond the headlines, we ask, will this investigation lead to real reform or will it become another report filed away
02:32until the next disaster?
02:35So I will give my comments specific to this particular topic and to those who are watching, feel free also
02:44to type in your comments and questions on the comment section of today's episode.
02:49And we will do our best to engage in those questions and comments that you have.
02:54So let's start with the good side of this development or the positive side of the development.
03:03The good thing about this, it's because the Senate investigation or the Senate probe is moving towards something that's just
03:14specific to Binalio
03:16to checking whether there is really a systemic failure when it comes to the tragedy.
03:23Because as I've noticed, at least on the research that we did here in Beyond the Headlines,
03:29the Department of Environment and Natural Resources actually reported that aside from Binalio,
03:34there are actually close to 400 operational sanitary landfills in about 805 LGUs.
03:43So Caning Binalio is just one of the many.
03:47So the good thing that it's already been elevated at the Senate because it has already been elevated from something
03:54that is a tragic accident specific to Binalio
03:58to a possible check whether this is really a systemic failure in different locations of the Philippines.
04:05The other one also that surfaced in the conversation, and I think this was brought up by Senator Risa Ontiveros,
04:13is that there were actually reports in 2023 by the Commission on Audit that raised a red flag in terms
04:22of capacity.
04:23So the collapse happened in 2026.
04:27So three years earlier, there was already a red flag that was raised by the Commission on Audit about Binalio
04:34reaching near capacity.
04:35So the conversation, again, given what we have previously discussed, is obvious, at least in our opinion or the views
04:44that we shared earlier,
04:45it was actually obvious that Cebu City along with other LGUs at that time were dumping waste,
04:55which is at that time reported to be 1,000 tons every day combined by the three LGUs,
05:02that's Cebu, Lapu-Lapu City, and Bandawe City.
05:05And because they were not residual waste, they're actually mixed waste dump.
05:12So it's but obvious, supposedly, that every day the site is nearing its capacity and eventually surpassing the capacity.
05:25And we've also discussed that this was the same plight that happened in Iowan.
05:32So it was originally intended for just a certain capacity.
05:35It was intended as a landfill.
05:38And then eventually it evolved into a dump site.
05:40And it's the same thing that happened in Binalio.
05:43So now this is an added support because as early as 2023, as surfaced by Senators Risa Ontivero,
05:50the Commission on Audit actually have already raised a red flag that as early as 2023, it was already nearing
05:56capacity.
05:57The other good thing about this development is because it's also examining Republic Act 9003 in its implementation.
06:07And we're not just talking about implementation in Cebu, but implementation in 804 other LGUs.
06:16Because if we recall, aside from RA 9003 prohibiting dump sites from operating,
06:29RA 9003 is just stating that what goes into the landfill supposedly are residual waste.
06:38So that means katong mga biodegradable waste should have been composted and then katong mga recyclable waste should have been
06:46recycled.
06:47Anya, ang mabili na lang yun ta, ang ibutang dito sa dump site.
06:51And if I have the numbers here that was cited by Mayor Nestor Alcibal,
06:57in reality, 60% of our waste are actually biodegradable.
07:01Meaning they can stay at home or in the barangay and they can be composted.
07:06And then 30% of them are actually recyclable.
07:09So meaning they just go to recycling facilities.
07:12So if we total that to, that's about 90%.
07:16They should not have gone to the landfill.
07:19Ang mabili na lang yun ta is about 10%.
07:22It can also go to above 15%, which are considered to be residual waste.
07:26And then going back to the conversation on RA 9003,
07:30kanilag yun ta ang 10% to 15% of our waste should have been transported to the landfill.
07:36But as we know, that's why this is a good conversation.
07:40This also was not implemented.
07:43Because if we visit, I would bet, not just in Cebu,
07:46but in the over 800 other LGUs na nag-operate o dump sites,
07:51I could actually anticipate that majority of this are not landfills,
07:59but are actually dump sites.
08:01And the other one also is what I'm hoping about this conversation is
08:06this will open to legislative reforms.
08:09Because again, this is not just isolated in Cebu.
08:11So when we say legislative reforms,
08:15I'm actually hoping that this could result into better engineering
08:18in terms of management of our landfills.
08:21A long-term solution, such as waste to energy,
08:25which is not just applicable to Cebu, but in other LGUs as well.
08:30And then the support of composting and recycling facilities
08:33and other better accountability mechanisms.
08:37So to me, this is a positive development.
08:41But the other thing lang also, just for the general public,
08:44everyday Cebuano or everyday Filipino like me,
08:49Filipinos like me,
08:50I hope kanisya nga investigation is not the usual investigation
08:54in which there will just be conversations in the Senate
08:56and then there will be debates in the Senate.
08:59And then after the next controversy that will replace this,
09:02kalimta na lang po din na to, it will be filed away.
09:05And then eventually, balikan na lang na to until the next tragedy.
09:09And I am saying this not because I'm bitter about our system,
09:15but this is also the pattern that we've been seeing over time.
09:19Na kanang mag-investigate ang Senate, there's a probe,
09:23and then eventually, ma-deprioritize na siya
09:26given other investigations and other pressing matters also
09:29that they are having.
09:30And if we recall also, the Senate right now has committed three days in a week
09:35just for the impeachment.
09:37So I wonder, ahan ni Dapit sa ila ang priorities eventually.
09:41So kitapod na mga public, let's continue to monitor this
09:44so that we would also continue to elevate the pressure on our legislators
09:49to consider this as part of the priority.
09:52And then the other thing also is,
09:55balik-balik na po din siya nga pattern nga,
09:58I think ang problema gina to generally in the Philippines
10:01and also in Cebu is not the absence of law,
10:03but also kanang implementation.
10:06Because if we just look at RA 9003,
10:09klaro man siya, number one, dump sites are prohibited.
10:12So where was the teeth, or where is the teeth of the law?
10:16Number two, dapat ang ibutang dito sa landfill
10:19is kwan ragidunta, residual waste.
10:22Okay, i-compose ang biodegradable, which is 60%,
10:25and then i-recycle ang katong recyclables,
10:28which is 30% of the waste.
10:30But as we can see, gila, bayraman dito tanan.
10:32So again, there is a law,
10:34pero there is no enforcement of the law.
10:37And then when it comes to penalties,
10:39kanang ubay-ubay na ginunta ang nagbayadaan,
10:41because supposedly for a first offense,
10:44that's 500,000, no?
10:46Plus 5% to 10% on the violator's net annual income.
10:52So kaniyan tang prime waste ka ron,
10:54who is managing the area,
10:55if we just look at Cebu City,
10:57then pila lang ang taka-penalties
10:59ang ila ang nabayran, no?
11:01But we're not hearing any of those.
11:03And we're just talking about the first offense
11:05because supposedly the second offense
11:07and then the subsequent offense, no?
11:10Is 300,000 to 1 million, no?
11:13At the discretion of the court.
11:15And then this could also kanang result
11:18to suspension or dismissal
11:21in addition to criminal liability.
11:23But as we can see,
11:24as we can see,
11:25at least in the case here in Cebu City,
11:28prime waste is still,
11:29I'm not hearing that they've been penalized.
11:32I'm not also hearing
11:33that there were criminal liabilities.
11:35that were kanang filed against them.
11:38And in fact,
11:39with the last development that we heard,
11:41sila pag anigihapon ang
11:44waste management facility, no?
11:46That will govern Binalio moving forward.
11:49So, Carol,
11:50so I'll go back to the point
11:51is I think it's not really
11:53just the absence of law
11:55because we have RA 9003.
11:57And the law itself,
11:59as you could see,
12:00as I explained earlier,
12:01there's no teeth, no?
12:02It's not also enforced.
12:03So,
12:04kumusta na po ne?
12:05If we have another law specific to this,
12:08how good are we, no?
12:10In terms of really following them through.
12:12So that's where kita na po sa public
12:14would have to come in, no?
12:15And that's why it's important
12:17and we're grateful, no?
12:18That at least we have kanang
12:19an increasing following here
12:21in Beyond the Headlines
12:22because that's exactly our role, no?
12:25We will not just be controlled
12:27by the prevailing controversy,
12:31but at least we are able to understand
12:34what the issue is,
12:35such as waste management,
12:36and then follow this through, okay?
12:38Basin ma-deprioritize ni siya
12:40and before we know it,
12:41there's another tragedy, no?
12:43So,
12:43to close this topic,
12:45I'm just hoping,
12:46just like what I've said earlier,
12:48na ang kaning
12:49kaning investigation sa Senate
12:51will really result to
12:53prevention,
12:54preventive measure, no?
12:55So, that means I'm expecting
12:57better engineering oversight
12:59or a long-term solution
13:01that applies not just in Cebu,
13:03and then funding, for example,
13:05and mechanism for recycling
13:07and composting,
13:08as well as the education part,
13:10no, that supports it.
13:11And then finally, Langsad,
13:13and this is just to honor
13:15the 36 lives that were lost,
13:17actually there was no mention
13:18about justice for them, no?
13:20So, until now, Murag,
13:2236 people actually died
13:24in the landfill,
13:24I'm not hearing
13:26that there is a probe
13:27that's being done,
13:29or if it's being done,
13:31that it's ongoing
13:32and it's reaching
13:34to a certain piece
13:35of a resolution,
13:36it looks like
13:37it's been silent, no?
13:38So, I'm also praying
13:40and hoping for the justice
13:42of the 36 lives
13:43that were lost in Binalio.
13:45So, now let's move
13:46to the second story, no?
13:48So, yesterday was
13:50the seventh day
13:52of the impeachment,
13:53and today will be,
13:55I would anticipate
13:55would be another
13:56colorful one
13:57because the prosecution
14:00will be presenting
14:01their final witness
14:03on Article 4, no?
14:05of the fourth articles
14:07of impeachment,
14:08fourth article of impeachment
14:10that's been filed
14:11against the vice president, no?
14:13And I'm actually referring
14:16to grave threats
14:18and betrayal
14:18of public trust, no?
14:20And the final witness
14:22that they will be presenting
14:23this afternoon
14:24is no less than
14:25NBI Director Melvin Matibag.
14:27So, let's see how
14:28that will go.
14:29But yesterday,
14:30medyo init na ang discussion,
14:32no?
14:32And it started
14:33even as early
14:34as last week, no?
14:35About the debate
14:36on the vice president's
14:38financial record.
14:39So, I'll read to you
14:40the details, no?
14:41So, the Senate impeachment
14:44court has granted
14:45the House Prosecution
14:46Panel's request
14:48to issue subpina
14:50for the financial records
14:52of Vice President
14:53Sara Duterte,
14:55her husband,
14:56lawyer Manasse Scarpio,
14:58and several businesses
14:59linked to them
15:00from 2007
15:01to 2021.
15:04During the resumption
15:06of the impeachment trial
15:07on Monday,
15:09July 20,
15:092026,
15:10that was yesterday
15:11afternoon,
15:13presiding officer
15:14Senator Francis
15:16Cheese Escudero
15:18said,
15:18the court found
15:19the requested documents
15:21to be reasonably
15:22described,
15:24readily identifiable,
15:27and prima facie
15:30to the allegation
15:32of unexplained wealth
15:33and false statements
15:35of assets
15:36and liabilities
15:37and net worth
15:38or SAL-N
15:39under Article 2
15:40of the Articles
15:42of Impeachment.
15:43Escudero said
15:44that this is not
15:45the first time
15:46that bank records
15:48have been examined
15:49by an impeachment
15:50trial.
15:51during the impeachment
15:53trial of former
15:54Chief Justice Corona,
15:56the Senate,
15:57sitting as an impeachment
15:59court,
16:00granted the prosecution's
16:01request for the production
16:03of bank records.
16:04The subpoena covered
16:06Vice President Sara Duterte's
16:09and her husband's
16:11bank accounts,
16:12whether held separately
16:14or jointly,
16:16the accounts
16:17of Carpio lawyers
16:18and 19 corporate entities
16:21and partnerships
16:22that the court found
16:23to have
16:24a prima facie
16:25connection
16:26to the couple.
16:27So if you look
16:29at the extent,
16:3019 corporate entities,
16:33the Carpio lawyers
16:35and then
16:36the Vice President
16:38and her husband's
16:39bank accounts,
16:40it's actually
16:41a massive
16:42information.
16:43So that's why
16:46the defense
16:47is calling this
16:48a
16:49phishing expedition
16:51but we'll deal
16:51with that
16:52in the succeeding
16:53parts of the commentary.
16:55So again,
16:56for our viewers,
16:57if you have
16:57views or questions,
16:59please type them
17:00in the comment section
17:01and we'll do our best
17:02to engage on those
17:03questions and comments.
17:04But let's talk about
17:06prima facie
17:07because it seems like
17:08facie,
17:09prima facie.
17:11So that's how
17:12it's pronounced.
17:13And Murag,
17:15kita mga everyday
17:16sa bonos,
17:16we're not lawyers,
17:17I'm not a lawyer,
17:19so mag-wonder ta
17:19what does this
17:20actually mean?
17:21Murag,
17:21I think I would
17:22anticipate
17:23the converse
17:24as the trial
17:25continues,
17:26we would be
17:26hearing more
17:28of this
17:28Latin phrase.
17:29And sa ako lang
17:31pag-sabot,
17:32so if there are
17:32lawyers who are
17:33watching and I'm
17:34wrong,
17:34please correct me.
17:35But on a lay
17:36perspective,
17:37like me,
17:38it actually means
17:39that there's
17:39enough evidence
17:41to continue.
17:42So that's not
17:43saying there's
17:44enough evidence
17:46to say that
17:47somebody is
17:48guilty.
17:49It's just saying
17:50that there's
17:51enough evidence
17:52for the investigation
17:54or the trial
17:55to continue.
17:56So ang common
17:57analogy,
17:57as explained to me
17:59by a lawyer friend,
18:00is kung
18:00nabuak ang bildo,
18:02niyan ay bata
18:03nagtindog sa tapad,
18:04nagonit o baseball bat.
18:07So,
18:09that's
18:10prima facie.
18:12It actually means
18:13we're not
18:13assuming na
18:14ang bata
18:14mo'y nibunal
18:15sa bintana,
18:17maong nabuak
18:17ang bildo.
18:19But because
18:20the bata
18:21can also
18:21reason out
18:22that by the
18:23time he
18:23picked up
18:24the baseball bat,
18:25nabuak na
18:25ang window.
18:26So,
18:27it's not
18:28an assumption
18:29na ang bata
18:30guilty na siya.
18:31But
18:32there's sufficient
18:33evidence to
18:34continue the
18:34investigation
18:35because
18:36it's worth
18:37probing
18:38whether ang bata
18:39is liable
18:40to the broken
18:41window
18:41or ang bata
18:42just happened
18:43to be there
18:43and picked up
18:44the baseball bat.
18:46So that's what
18:46prima facie
18:48actually means
18:48there's sufficient
18:50evidence to
18:51continue,
18:51not to
18:52convict,
18:52but to
18:53continue.
18:53So now
18:54let's move
18:55to those
18:57in favor
18:57of the
18:59opening
18:59of the
19:01subpina
19:02of the
19:03financial
19:03records.
19:05So,
19:06well,
19:07the main
19:07contention
19:08is a
19:09prosecution
19:09and those
19:10supporting
19:11the impeachment
19:11is really
19:12accountability
19:13that no
19:15public
19:15official
19:16should be
19:16above law.
19:17that includes
19:18the vice
19:18president.
19:19Although
19:19the debate
19:20said on
19:20the other
19:21side
19:21is it
19:22looked like
19:22it's just
19:23the vice
19:23president
19:24that's being
19:24investigated
19:25and nobody
19:26else.
19:27So,
19:28sumaw na ang
19:28both sides.
19:29The other
19:30thing also
19:31is,
19:32as mentioned,
19:33ang pagsubina
19:33sa documents,
19:35bank financial
19:35records,
19:36they're not
19:36necessarily
19:37implying
19:38guilt.
19:39It's just
19:40that there's
19:41sufficient evidence
19:42to look
19:43into them.
19:43So,
19:44that's on
19:44the prosecution
19:45side and
19:46those
19:46supporting
19:47the impeachment
19:48of the
19:48vice
19:49president.
19:49Although,
19:50the other
19:50piece
19:51lang po
19:51na akong
19:52masulti
19:53po na
19:53kaning
19:55opening of
19:56bank records
19:57is how I
19:58wish this
19:59is also
19:59done in
20:00to other
20:00officials.
20:01So,
20:01again,
20:02mubalik
20:03na yun ta
20:03sa kanang
20:03it's check
20:04for
20:04accountability,
20:05it's check
20:06for kanang
20:08looking at
20:09financial records
20:10because they
20:11could be
20:11good
20:13places
20:14to prove
20:15or disprove
20:16that somebody
20:17is guilty
20:18of corruption
20:19but I'm
20:20also hopeful
20:21that it
20:22happens to
20:23everybody
20:24that's
20:24suspect,
20:25not just
20:26one.
20:26Now,
20:27speaking of
20:29this side,
20:30the reason
20:30why
20:31when we
20:32would be
20:32discussing
20:33this is
20:33one of
20:34the more
20:35interesting
20:35articles of
20:37impeachment
20:37that's
20:38filed
20:39against
20:40the
20:41vice
20:41president
20:41because
20:42for me,
20:44this one
20:45could tell
20:47which side
20:49eventually the
20:50trial would
20:51head,
20:51at least
20:52from what
20:53I'm seeing
20:54because if
20:55the financial
20:55records will
20:56prove that
20:58the vice
20:59president is
21:00guilty of
21:01corruption,
21:02for example,
21:03then that
21:04supports
21:04prosecution.
21:06But probing
21:07the financial
21:07records would
21:08actually not
21:09yield to
21:09anything,
21:10then it's
21:11also good
21:12defense to
21:13the vice
21:14president because
21:14once and
21:15for all,
21:16bank records
21:17have always
21:18been discussed
21:20extensively.
21:21So once and
21:22for all,
21:23these are going
21:24to be opened
21:25and then if
21:26there's sufficient
21:27evidence,
21:28then people,
21:29the public,
21:29will know.
21:30But if there
21:31are no sufficient
21:32evidence in spite
21:33of people citing
21:34this, then it's a
21:35good defense on the
21:36side.
21:36So it can go
21:37either way
21:38depending on what
21:39they will find
21:39out.
21:40And the other
21:41thing which I
21:42actually said,
21:43the defense is
21:45calling this a
21:46fishing expedition.
21:47What does that
21:48mean?
21:48The defense
21:49actually felt like
21:50there's a wider
21:51net that's cast in
21:52the Pacific Ocean
21:53and then with
21:55the prosecution
21:56hoping that they
21:57would catch a
21:59certain number of
21:59fish.
22:00But the Pacific
22:00Ocean, I'm just
22:01doing the analogy,
22:02is just too
22:03huge.
22:04So that's why
22:05they're contesting
22:06anong you want
22:07to probe the
22:07Pacific Ocean man?
22:08Why don't you
22:09be more specific?
22:11Is that din
22:12based on the
22:13study of Bureau
22:13of Fisheries?
22:14I'm just using
22:15the same analogy.
22:16So that's why
22:17they're calling it
22:18a fishing expedition.
22:20Because per
22:21their defense,
22:24it actually states
22:25that if they
22:26really are
22:28saying that
22:30the vice
22:31president truly
22:31has unexplained
22:33wealth.
22:33So this is
22:34the article
22:36of impeachment
22:36that's filed
22:37against her.
22:38Then by now,
22:39during the
22:40justice committee
22:41hearing,
22:42they could have
22:43had already
22:44specific
22:46evidence
22:47against the
22:48vice president.
22:49So what are
22:49these possible
22:50specific evidence?
22:51COA reports.
22:53And as we could
22:53see,
22:53COA reports
22:54mixed man siya.
22:55I think in
22:562025,
22:58COA actually
22:59cleared the
23:00vice president
23:00if I remember
23:01it correctly.
23:02And then in
23:03some reports
23:03also,
23:04the office
23:05of the
23:05vice president
23:06was asked
23:07to return
23:10the fund.
23:11So it's
23:12mixed.
23:12So on the
23:13part of the
23:13defense,
23:14they said
23:14when the
23:15articles of
23:16impeachment
23:16should have
23:17been filed
23:17in the
23:17Senate,
23:18the evidence
23:19should have
23:19been more
23:20clear.
23:20It's not
23:21like,
23:21let's take
23:21a look at
23:22the financial
23:22records and
23:23then let's
23:24see if we
23:24find anything.
23:25That's why
23:26they call
23:26it a
23:27fishing
23:28expedition.
23:28Because the
23:29defense,
23:30from my
23:30understanding,
23:31would rather
23:31have the
23:32vice president
23:34has explained
23:35well according
23:36to a COA
23:37report or
23:38according to
23:38a witness
23:39testimony.
23:40So that's
23:41what the
23:41defense is
23:42actually arguing.
23:43That's why
23:44they're saying
23:44they're not
23:45even
23:45that's why
23:46they are
23:47summoning all
23:48the financial
23:48reports,
23:49and then we
23:51will find out
23:52from there.
23:52Which the
23:54defense would
23:54say a
23:55violation of
23:56the vice
23:57president's
23:57constitutional
23:58rights.
24:00But as
24:01we know,
24:02the Senate
24:03agreed to
24:04the prosecution.
24:05So the
24:06bank records
24:07of the
24:08vice
24:08president,
24:09her husband,
24:10the corporate
24:11lawyers of
24:12her husband's
24:13law firm,
24:14as well as
24:15the businesses
24:16that they
24:16have.
24:17So 19,
24:18duhara ang
24:18wala na
24:19include sa
24:1919.
24:20So 17
24:20corporations
24:22associated
24:23with the
24:24vice
24:24president.
24:25The
24:25financial
24:26records
24:26will be
24:27opened.
24:28So let's
24:28see how
24:29this will
24:30go.
24:31So going
24:32back to
24:32tie this
24:33part of
24:34today's
24:35story and
24:35commentary,
24:36this is a
24:38balance of
24:38accountability
24:39because
24:40there's just
24:41our public
24:42officials should
24:43not be
24:43above the
24:45law.
24:45The other
24:46piece lang
24:47is how
24:47is
24:48accountability
24:48being
24:50delivered?
24:51Is it
24:52just in
24:52one part
24:53of the
24:54equation
24:54and those
24:54who are
24:55against
24:55the
24:55administration
24:56or this
24:57is really
24:57accountability
24:58for all
25:00regardless
25:00of their
25:01political
25:01leanings?
25:02And then
25:02the other
25:03one is
25:03the question
25:04on due
25:04process
25:05because
25:06there are
25:08also
25:08legitimate
25:09perspective
25:10coming from
25:10the defense
25:11saying that
25:13this is
25:13really
25:14fishing
25:15expedition
25:15but since
25:17the Senate
25:19has already
25:20decided
25:20they have
25:20agreed
25:21with the
25:21prosecution
25:22to open
25:23the financial
25:24records,
25:25I am just
25:26hoping that
25:26as this
25:27piece of
25:28the trial
25:28will progress,
25:30it's going
25:30to be a
25:31balanced
25:32view
25:32about
25:34establishing,
25:36truly
25:37establishing
25:37whether the
25:38vice president
25:39indeed
25:40has
25:41unexplained
25:42wealth
25:43or on
25:44the other
25:44piece
25:45the
25:45public
25:46will
25:46eventually
25:46know
25:47that
25:47the
25:51will
25:51so that's
25:52an important
25:53takeaway
25:53also that we
25:54will have
25:54in the
25:55coming days
25:55as the
25:56impeachment
25:56trial
25:57of the
25:57vice
25:58president
25:58will
25:58continue.
26:00And now
26:00on our
26:01final story
26:02today,
26:03this is
26:04on the
26:04incident
26:05involving
26:06the
26:06Chinese
26:07Coast Guard
26:08and the
26:08Philippine
26:09Navy.
26:09So a
26:10Philippine
26:10Navy
26:10personnel
26:11was
26:11injured
26:12after he
26:13was
26:13assaulted
26:14by members
26:15of the
26:15China
26:15Coast Guard
26:16during a
26:17confrontation
26:18at a
26:19Yongin
26:19shawl
26:20on Monday
26:21according to
26:22the armed
26:23forces of
26:24the Philippines.
26:25The Department
26:25of Foreign
26:26Affairs
26:27and the
26:28Department
26:28of National
26:29Defense
26:29and the
26:30National
26:31Task Force
26:31for West
26:32Philippine Sea
26:33strongly
26:34condemned
26:35the
26:35attack
26:35on a
26:36Filipino
26:36serviceman
26:37which took
26:38place
26:39well within
26:40the
26:40Philippines
26:41exclusive
26:41economic
26:42zone
26:43or
26:43EEZ
26:44and
26:45continental
26:45shelf.
26:47The
26:47BRP
26:48Sierra Madre
26:49the
26:49rusting
26:50but still
26:51inactive
26:52service
26:53vessel
26:53of the
26:54Philippine
26:54Navy
26:54was
26:55deliberately
26:55grounded
26:56in
26:571989
26:57to help
26:58secure
26:59the
26:59country's
27:00assertion
27:01of
27:01sovereignty
27:01over the
27:03area of
27:03Ayungin
27:04which
27:04is
27:05some
27:07315
27:07kilometers
27:08west
27:09of
27:09Palawan
27:09in the
27:10West
27:10Philippine
27:11Sea
27:11and
27:12is
27:12said
27:13to be
27:13within
27:14the
27:14Philippines
27:15exclusive
27:16economic
27:17zone.
27:18So
27:19katonggi
27:20mentioned
27:21ako
27:21earlier
27:21katong
27:22BRP
27:22Sierra
27:22Madre
27:23money
27:23siya
27:23ang katong
27:24barko
27:24ganing
27:25nga
27:25taya
27:26that's
27:27what
27:27you're
27:27seeing
27:27on
27:28screen
27:28and
27:29then
27:29Filipinos
27:30are actually
27:30wondering
27:31anong
27:31tayaon
27:32naman
27:32kaya
27:32na siya
27:32it's
27:32not even
27:33moving
27:33it's
27:33not
27:33even
27:34functional
27:34why
27:34is
27:35it
27:35even
27:35there
27:35so
27:36for
27:36those
27:37na
27:37langutana
27:37ana
27:38ang tubag
27:38ana
27:39it's
27:39really
27:39purposely
27:40grounded
27:41so
27:42gituyo
27:42because
27:44the
27:44boat
27:45would
27:45serve
27:47as
27:48an
27:48area
27:49to
27:49man
27:50the
27:50sea
27:51so
27:52it
27:53serves
27:53as
27:54a
27:54manned
27:54military
27:55outpost
27:55so
27:56I
27:56I
27:56I
27:57I
27:57I
27:57found
27:57the
27:57correct
27:58term
27:58so
27:58it's
27:58really
27:59an
27:59outpost
28:00so
28:01the
28:01ground
28:01in
28:021999
28:03on
28:04purpose
28:04so
28:05that's
28:05that's
28:05the
28:06purpose
28:06of
28:06BRP
28:07Sierra Madre
28:07which we
28:08would
28:08see in
28:09a lot
28:09of
28:09photos
28:10every time
28:11conversations
28:12about the
28:12West
28:13Philippine Sea
28:13or controversy
28:15about the
28:15West
28:16Philippine Sea
28:16would
28:16surface
28:17So
28:17let's
28:18go
28:19have a
28:19little
28:19bit
28:20of a
28:20refresher
28:20because
28:21we
28:21covered
28:21this
28:21last
28:22week
28:22ang
28:22katong
28:23UNCLOS
28:24so
28:24that's
28:24United
28:24Nations
28:25Convention
28:26on
28:27Laws
28:27of
28:27the
28:27Sea
28:27magbalik-balik
28:28magginig
28:28ka-mention
28:29ang katong
28:292016
28:31ruling
28:32Number
28:33one
28:33wala to
28:34siya
28:35ni-determine
28:35whether
28:36the
28:36islands
28:36are
28:37owned
28:37by the
28:38Philippines
28:39wala
28:40pod siya
28:40ni-redraw
28:41sa
28:42national
28:42boundaries
28:43and
28:44wala
28:45pod siya
28:45ni-require
28:46or
28:47China
28:47to
28:48surrender
28:48the
28:48occupied
28:49features
28:50refresher
28:51lang
28:51ang
28:51established
28:52ni-uphold
28:54is the
28:55200
28:55nautical
28:56mile
28:56on
28:57the
28:57Philippine
28:58coastline
28:58and
28:59anything
28:59that
29:00falls
29:00into
29:00that
29:01the
29:01Philippines
29:02has
29:02an
29:02exclusive
29:05right
29:06to
29:07mine
29:08to
29:08fish
29:09or
29:10manage
29:10whatever
29:11resources
29:12economic
29:13resources
29:13that are
29:14within
29:15that
29:15line
29:15so
29:16na-cover
29:17na
29:17it
29:17last
29:17week
29:18and
29:18then
29:19because
29:19some
29:20of
29:20them
29:20are
29:21actually
29:21just
29:22rocks
29:22so
29:23wala
29:24sila
29:24200
29:24nautical
29:25mile
29:26territory
29:27and
29:28some
29:29of
29:29them
29:29are
29:29also
29:30sandbars
29:30surface
29:31during
29:31low tide
29:32so
29:33in
29:33principle
29:33then
29:34even
29:34if
29:34wala
29:34nideclare
29:35ang
29:35UN
29:37we
29:37own
29:38the
29:38island
29:38but
29:39the
29:39fact
29:39that
29:39they
29:40are
29:40not
29:41they
29:41don't
29:42have
29:42a
29:43200
29:44nautical
29:44mile
29:45zone
29:45by
29:47themselves
29:47so
29:48they
29:48are
29:49part
29:49of
29:49the
29:49Philippines
29:50exclusive
29:51economic
29:52zone
29:53or
29:53EZ
29:54so
29:55ang
29:56question
29:56na
29:56kasagaran
29:57gyan
29:57every
29:57time
29:58incidents
29:58like
29:58this
29:59happen
29:59is
30:00why
30:00is
30:01the
30:01Philippines
30:01not
30:02demonstrating
30:03enough
30:03teeth
30:04na
30:06mabuli
30:07buli
30:07ramanta
30:08by
30:08China
30:09in
30:09that
30:10area
30:10so
30:11the
30:11Philippines
30:11is
30:12not
30:12necessarily
30:13assertive
30:14I
30:14think
30:15we need
30:15to
30:15qualify
30:16when
30:16we
30:16don't
30:17want
30:17aggression
30:18because
30:19aggression
30:19meaning
30:19atako
30:20na
30:20to
30:20ang
30:20China
30:21but
30:21we
30:22just
30:22wish
30:22that
30:23the
30:23Philippine
30:23government
30:24is
30:25more
30:25assertive
30:26meaning
30:26we
30:26are
30:27asserting
30:27our
30:28presence
30:28in
30:29the
30:29area
30:30and
30:31some
30:32people
30:32are
30:32already
30:33saying
30:33kung
30:34mabuli
30:35buli
30:35ramanta
30:35in
30:36an
30:38area
30:38that's
30:39already
30:39been
30:40upholded
30:41as
30:42our
30:42exclusive
30:43economic
30:44zone
30:45then
30:45we're
30:45also
30:46losing
30:46face
30:47we
30:48just
30:49said
30:49na
30:49ato
30:50ni
30:50and
30:50then
30:51uphold
30:51sa
30:51own
30:52clause
30:52na
30:52ato
30:53but
30:54naghihap
30:55yung
30:55mga
30:55Chinese
30:55vessels
30:56who
30:56are
30:56there
30:57and
30:57they
30:58are
30:58not
30:58just
30:59there
30:59but
31:00they
31:00are
31:00also
31:01canang
31:02mag
31:02fire
31:03o
31:03water
31:03cannon
31:04or
31:04this
31:05time
31:06gibunalan
31:07na
31:07yun
31:07ang
31:08military
31:09serviceman
31:10so
31:10if
31:11these
31:12situations
31:12would
31:13continue
31:13so
31:14some
31:14Filipinos
31:14are
31:15actually
31:15asking
31:16na
31:16canang
31:18are
31:19we
31:19are
31:19I
31:20mean
31:20are
31:21we
31:21just
31:22worthy
31:23of
31:23being
31:23bullied
31:24within
31:24our
31:25territory
31:25but
31:26on
31:26the
31:27other
31:27side
31:27said
31:28if
31:28you
31:28recall
31:28we
31:29had
31:29an
31:29episode
31:30of
31:30this
31:30last
31:32year
31:32and
31:34the
31:34explanation
31:35is
31:35it's
31:36really
31:36to
31:37avoid
31:37escalation
31:39if
31:40the
31:41Philippines
31:42also
31:42would
31:43have
31:44an
31:45aggressive
31:45stand
31:46meaning
31:47we
31:47would
31:47fire
31:47back
31:48for
31:49example
31:49then
31:50that
31:51response
31:51could
31:52trigger
31:52a
31:53greater
31:53force
31:54that
31:55would
31:55shift
31:56the
31:56narrative
31:56in
31:57the
31:57West
31:58Philippine
31:58Sea
31:58so
31:59when
31:59we
31:59say
31:59shift
32:00the
32:00narrative
32:00we're
32:01actually
32:01talking
32:02about
32:02an
32:03escalated
32:03fight
32:04or
32:05even
32:05a
32:06possible
32:07mag
32:07gira
32:08na
32:08and
32:09there
32:09are
32:09questions
32:10like
32:10how
32:11ready
32:11are
32:11we
32:11if
32:13that
32:14situation
32:14would
32:15happen
32:15so
32:15kung
32:15bully
32:16bully
32:16pa
32:16ni
32:16siya
32:17kayang
32:17bunala
32:18ng
32:18Philippines
32:19may
32:19ng
32:19tanga
32:20ayaw
32:20ba
32:20ayaw
32:21nag
32:21usba
32:21ba
32:21and
32:22then
32:22bunala
32:22na
32:23sand
32:23tough
32:23water
32:23colon
32:24water
32:24cannon
32:25ayaw
32:25ba
32:26ayaw
32:26nag
32:26usba
32:27ba
32:27and
32:28then
32:28kung
32:28assume
32:29taog
32:29ka
32:30ng
32:30aggression
32:30do
32:31that
32:31may
32:32ng
32:32bata
32:33ang
32:33Philippines
32:33sige
32:34do
32:34that
32:34again
32:35how
32:39ready
32:40are
32:40we
32:40sa
32:41bully
32:44and
32:45I think
32:45that's
32:46a bigger
32:46question
32:47the
32:47readiness
32:48of
32:48the
32:48Philippines
32:49do
32:51that
32:51one
32:51more
32:51time
32:51sumpag
32:52na
32:53to
32:53kaya
32:54ba
32:54na
32:54to
32:54ang
32:54kumo
32:55sa
32:55bully
32:56na
32:56to
32:56because
32:56I
32:57think
32:57that's
32:57an
32:57important
32:58consideration
32:59for
32:59those
32:59of
33:00us
33:00who
33:00are
33:00in
33:01school
33:01at
33:02least
33:02years
33:02ago
33:03when
33:03incidents
33:03like
33:04this
33:04happened
33:15I'm not
33:16oversimplifying
33:17the
33:17conversation
33:18but
33:18what I'm
33:19just
33:19saying
33:19to
33:19the
33:19public
33:19is
33:20this
33:20is
33:21not
33:21as
33:21simple
33:21as
33:22we
33:22think
33:22it
33:22is
33:22because
33:23if
33:23the
33:23fight
33:24would
33:24escalate
33:24are
33:25we
33:25also
33:26ready
33:26to
33:26manage
33:26that
33:27so
33:27that's
33:28why
33:28I
33:28would
33:29understand
33:29also
33:29that
33:30the
33:30Philippines
33:30is
33:31maintaining
33:31a
33:32diplomatic
33:32approach
33:33rather
33:34than
33:34an
33:34aggressive
33:35one
33:36the
33:37other
33:38thing
33:38also
33:38is
33:39the
33:40Philippines
33:40at least
33:41from my
33:41understanding
33:42is also
33:42hoping
33:43that it
33:43would
33:43gain
33:44more
33:44international
33:45support
33:46or
33:50which
33:51could
33:52alienate
33:53support
33:53from
33:53other
33:53countries
33:54so
33:55the
33:55Philippines
33:56is also
33:57going
33:58through
33:58the
33:58diplomatic
33:59route
33:59hoping
34:00that
34:00would
34:00also
34:01gain
34:01more
34:02international
34:02support
34:03but
34:03so
34:03and so
34:04far
34:04there
34:04are
34:04support
34:05the
34:05question
34:06actually
34:06is
34:06if
34:07something
34:07happens
34:07we
34:09do
34:10not
34:10know
34:10but
34:11at least
34:11some
34:12countries
34:12have
34:12expressed
34:13that
34:13they
34:13are
34:13supporting
34:14or
34:14they
34:14are
34:14aligning
34:15with
34:15the
34:15Philippines
34:16so
34:16I
34:16think
34:16to
34:17close
34:17this
34:17particular
34:18part
34:18of
34:18the
34:18comment
34:19it's
34:19just
34:19important
34:20actually
34:20for
34:20the
34:20public
34:21to
34:21distinguish
34:22being
34:23assertive
34:23and
34:24being
34:24aggressive
34:24in my
34:25view
34:25I'm
34:26not
34:26favoring
34:27being
34:27aggressive
34:27but
34:28I'm
34:28favoring
34:28being
34:29assertive
34:29and
34:29what
34:29does
34:29that
34:30mean
34:30more
34:31presence
34:31in
34:31that
34:32area
34:32I
34:33think
34:33if
34:34we
34:37have
34:37a solid
34:38presence
34:38in
34:39the
34:39area
34:39that
34:40could
34:41prevent
34:41such
34:42incidents
34:43to
34:43happen
34:44then
34:45magduha-duha
34:46po
34:46sila
34:46huwag ka
34:47nang
34:47bully
34:47the
34:49sad
34:49part
34:49man
34:49good
34:50it's
34:52just
34:52water
34:53cannon
34:53and
34:54these
34:55are not
34:55funny
34:55cannons
34:56actually
34:56if we
34:57look at
34:57the
34:57footage
34:58now
34:59physical
35:00harm
35:02so
35:02in
35:03short
35:03the
35:04situation
35:04in that
35:05context
35:05is not
35:06getting
35:06better
35:06so
35:07hopefully
35:08the
35:08Philippine
35:08government
35:09I would
35:09still go
35:10for the
35:10diplomatic
35:10route
35:11but
35:11I'm
35:12actually
35:12hoping
35:12that
35:13there
35:13will
35:13be
35:13better
35:14assertion
35:15this
35:15time
35:16not
35:16aggression
35:16but
35:17assertion
35:18of
35:18our
35:18exclusive
35:19economic
35:20zone
35:21our
35:21right
35:21and
35:22our
35:23exclusive
35:23economic
35:25zone
35:25so
35:26before
35:27I
35:27close
35:27in
35:27case
35:28you
35:28have
35:28questions
35:29or
35:29comments
35:30on
35:30the
35:30three
35:30topics
35:31that
35:31we
35:31discussed
35:31this
35:32afternoon
35:32drop
35:33them
35:33at
35:33the
35:33comment
35:33section
35:34and
35:34we
35:34will
35:34do
35:35our
35:35best
35:35to
35:35engage
35:36on
35:36them
35:36so
35:37whether
35:37it's
35:37ensuring
35:38public
35:38safety
35:39after
35:39a
35:40disaster
35:40demanding
35:42transparency
35:43from
35:43our
35:43leaders
35:44or
35:44defending
35:45our
35:45sovereignty
35:46at
35:46sea
35:47accountability
35:48remains
35:49at
35:49the
35:49heart
35:49of
35:50good
35:50governance
35:51whether
35:52it's
35:52ensuring
35:53public
35:53safety
35:53after
35:54the
35:54disaster
35:55these
35:56are
35:56essentials
35:57because
35:57the
35:58headlines
35:58tell us
35:59what
35:59happened
36:00but
36:00understanding
36:01why
36:02they
36:02matter
36:03helps
36:04us
36:04become
36:04more
36:05informed
36:05citizen
36:06and
36:07a
36:07stronger
36:07democracy
36:08so
36:09I'm
36:09DJ
36:09Moises
36:09this
36:10is
36:10Beyond
36:10the
36:11Headlines
36:11have
36:11a
36:12good
36:12afternoon
36:18it
36:19starts
36:19with
36:19a
36:19fresh
36:20shot
36:20of
36:20espresso
36:22bold
36:23rich
36:24bold
36:25just
36:25right
36:27then
36:28comes
36:29the
36:29milk
36:29steamed
36:30sweet
36:30free
36:31and
36:32balanced
36:32the
36:33perfect
36:34latte
36:34is
36:35not
36:35brushed
36:35it
36:36is
36:36crafted
36:37one
36:38cup
36:38at
36:39a
36:39time
36:39your
36:40perfect
36:40latte
36:41is
36:41ready
36:41coffee
36:42first
36:43then
36:44everything
36:45else
36:50you
36:57you
37:00you
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