Lungkot at pagkawalay sa pamilya, isa raw sa pangunahing kalaban ng mga sundalong nagbabantay sa Pag-asa Island at Ayungin Shoal

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00:00 One of the main enemies of the soldiers who were destined to be in Iungin Shoal for several months,

00:05 including in Pagasa Island,

00:06 but they are also trying their best

00:08 amid the tension in the fight for territory in the West Philippine Sea.

00:12 From Pagasa Island,

00:14 live on Joseph Moran.

00:16 Joseph.

00:18 Emil, it is not easy to forgive the dedication of the soldiers who were destined to sensitive fields

00:26 like Pagasa Island where they are guarding the territories that we hold.

00:31 This is Pagasa Island,

00:37 one of the most popular occupied areas of the Philippines in the Kalayaan Island Group.

00:41 In various places on the island,

00:43 the names of the soldiers who passed by are engraved

00:46 in the guard here,

00:47 along with the messages, "Defend us."

00:51 Ryan will add his name to the names of those who were destined here.

00:55 He came from a family of seamen, family members, and has three children.

00:59 Of course, they are proud.

01:01 In our family, I was the only soldier.

01:03 In BRP Sierra Madres,

01:05 he was the first one to be destined in Iungin Shoal in 2013.

01:08 He stayed there for seven months.

01:10 They were not replaced immediately due to the Chinese occupation.

01:14 When I was deployed,

01:16 I was called "Buntis" by my wife.

01:18 She is also close to seven children.

01:19 You just fight against yourself. It's sad.

01:21 But you can overcome it.

01:24 Here in Pagasa,

01:25 you can see the surrounding areas where the Chinese ships are docked.

01:29 From morning to night, every day.

01:31 So, to overcome the heavy responsibility here,

01:34 they are trying to live a normal life.

01:37 They play basketball to pass the time,

01:39 or they cut their hair.

01:41 Here in the heart of Pagasa Island,

01:43 you don't need to ride a boat to see the China Coast Guard.

01:48 Today, there is one and its fishing vessels are next to it.

01:52 We count around nine or eight.

01:55 They are the daily reminders

01:59 to the residents and soldiers who are destined here in the island

02:03 that even if they are poor and they live a simple life,

02:06 there is tension around them.

02:09 Why did the Joint Task Force Unit Commander,

02:11 Lieutenant Commander Romel Janela of the Philippine Navy,

02:14 have to do this?

02:15 This is always the Philippines.

02:17 I can say that this is a sensitive post.

02:19 We are providing security for national sovereignty,

02:23 not only here in Pagasa, but to the other Philippine-held features.

02:28 From the air, you can see the China Coast Guard

02:30 in three cases where the Filipinos usually fish,

02:35 but they are having a hard time arriving now.

02:37 This is a reminder of the mission of the soldiers in our territory.

02:41 Ryan dreams of having three sons who will also be soldiers.

02:46 It is a great feeling to have a soldier in our country.

02:52 This is a proof that the mission of the soldiers here

02:55 is a mission that is not of one generation.

02:58 We are asking the residents of Pagasa Island

03:06 to send their regards to them.

03:11 Thank you very much, Joseph Morong.

03:14 [music]

Lungkot at pagkawalay sa pamilya, isa raw sa pangunahing kalaban ng mga sundalong nagbabantay sa Pag-asa Island at Ayungin Shoal | 24 Oras

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