00:00Without explicitly mentioning China, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. makes his lengthiest
00:05statement yet on national sovereignty in a state-of-the-nation address. Marcos points out
00:10what he calls a common threat to Filipinos' dignity and self-respect involving the West
00:14Philippine Sea. He reacts to China's recent AI-generated video that depicted the Philippines
00:19as a monkey and Chinese ship's use of water cannons on Philippine vessels.
00:23Of late, our very humanity has been called into question. Let me remind our friends and our
00:32detractors. Filipinos are a noble, kind, gracious, and great race. We are not greedy. We are not
00:42racists. We are not liars. We are Filipinos, and we do not yield.
00:52Marcos then highlights the 2016 Arbitral Award that affirmed the Philippines' sovereign rights
00:57to its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, largely the portion it calls the
01:01West Philippine Sea. He commands Filipino maritime frontliners such as Coast Guard and Naval
01:06officers as well as fisherfolk, who he says embody the award.
01:10Mga kapwa kong Pilipino, sa ganitong mga banta sa ating siguridad, sa loob at sa labas ng
01:17bansa, tayo'y tumindig ng taas noo at magkapitbisig. Dahil tayo man ay magkakaiba sa maraming
01:26bagay, iisa lang tayong lahi. Tayong lahat ay Pilipino, Pilipino sa diwa, Pilipino sa dugo. Sa mga
01:36pang-aalipusta, hindi tayo matitinag. Sa manlulupig, hindi tayo pasisiin.
