DFA, iginiit na hindi pa napapanahon para i-activate ang Mutual Defense Treaty
DFA, iginiit na hindi pa napapanahon para i-activate ang Mutual Defense Treaty;
DND, bukas sa iba pang opsiyon para protektahan ang teritoryo ng bansa
DND, bukas sa iba pang opsiyon para protektahan ang teritoryo ng bansa
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00:00 The Department of National Defense or DND will open tomorrow
00:02 to see if the U.S. warship can be included
00:04 when the Philippine Coast Guard resupplies its mission
00:08 in Ayungin Shoal.
00:09 This is Bea Bernardo with Detail Your Rise and Shine, Bea.
00:12 The United States has repeatedly said
00:17 that the Mutual Defense Treaty
00:20 can be used against our ships in the West Philippine Sea
00:22 for repeated harassment by China.
00:25 And the last incident was the water cannon
00:28 of the Chinese Coast Guard
00:30 against our ships while they were doing a resupply mission.
00:32 So the question of the lawmakers
00:34 is whether the water cannon can be considered an armed attack.
00:37 The provisions of the guidelines say
00:39 cyber attacks and non-conventional threats.
00:44 Is the water cannon non-conventional?
00:48 If you ask the Bureau of Fire, it's conventional.
00:52 But if you ask the Philippine Coast Guard, it's unconventional.
00:57 The Foreign Affairs Department said
00:59 that the two countries are still studying this aspect.
01:01 The government also said that
01:03 there is still no time to activate the Mutual Defense Treaty.
01:07 The Department of National Defense
01:09 asked the Executive Session
01:11 to ask what is the plan for the rehabilitation
01:13 of the BRP Sierra Madre.
01:15 The Defense Department also opened
01:17 all options to protect
01:19 the territory of the country
01:21 and the soldiers destined there.
01:23 The U.S. ship's resupply mission
01:25 is still in the process of being prepared.
01:28 We are actually exploring all possibilities,
01:31 all options regarding the RORE,
01:34 regarding the rotation and resupply
01:36 of our personnel to Union.
01:38 And as of now,
01:40 we can still handle the situation.
01:43 Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo said
01:46 that he has not received a proposal from China
01:49 to discuss the issue in the West Philippine Sea.
01:52 Not me, I'm not aware of it.
01:54 But I mean, we're willing to talk.
01:57 Next week, the China-ASEAN discussion
01:59 up to the Code of Conduct
02:01 in the South China Sea was held in the Philippines.
02:04 The lawmakers recognized that
02:06 the Armed Forces of the Philippines
02:08 must strengthen our self-reliance
02:10 in the use and assets
02:12 in the maintenance of our territory.
02:14 Senator De La Rosa also said
02:16 that the DND budget must be increased
02:18 for the AFP modernization.
02:20 The committee also discussed
02:22 the deployment of several U.S. military planes
02:24 in the South China Sea without any clearance.
02:26 It was revealed that although the United States
02:28 has obtained clearance,
02:30 including diplomatic clearance,
02:32 the U.S. did not recognize its ground handler
02:34 in the country,
02:36 that he should recognize the Manila International
02:38 Airport Authority for the landing of their airplane.
02:41 We have already called the attention
02:43 of the U.S. Embassy to this
02:45 and they have provided us assurances
02:47 that they will try as much as possible
02:51 not to make this happen again.
02:53 I don't think anyone is in a position
02:55 to say it's absolutely never going to happen again.
02:57 But we definitely will be more vigilant
03:00 in terms of monitoring and vetting all of these requests.
03:03 The National Security Council also announced
03:05 that they are monitoring the foreign planes
03:07 that are arriving in the country every day.
03:09 Bea Bernardo for the Morning Show of the City,
03:12 Rise and Shine, Philippines.