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00:00 The Philippine Coast Guard has already issued a warning
00:02 about the Chinese Coast Guard's placement of floating barriers
00:04 at Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal.
00:07 We have first news from Mag Gonzales and Rafi Tima.
00:10 This is the closest barrier to the entrance of Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal
00:17 that according to the Philippine Coast Guard,
00:19 was blocked by the Chinese Coast Guard.
00:21 According to fishermen,
00:24 it is not just a simple buoy, but there is also a block underneath
00:27 so that the big boat or ship won't be able to pass.
00:31 I closed the barrier while the Chinese Coast Guard was watching from afar.
00:37 The mud is very thick and tied to these buoys.
00:42 And there is a net underneath.
00:45 And the weight of the end of the net is chains, steel.
00:51 This is now the block that is being used
00:53 to enter Bajo de Masinloc.
00:57 This is where the Philippine fishermen used to pass
00:59 when they fish in the mud.
01:01 Or when the weather is bad,
01:03 they hide and anchor here in the mud.
01:06 But now, there is a misted gate here at the entrance.
01:10 With the GMI Integrated News,
01:13 the BRP Datu Bangkaw of BIFAR is heading to Bajo de Masinloc.
01:16 The Chinese Coast Guard tried to block the entrance of the ship.
01:20 We only traveled 30 kilometers to reach the CCG.
01:24 Bajo de Masinloc has been under surveillance since the beginning.
01:27 Your activity is fiercely infringed
01:32 of all the maritime rights of China.
01:36 You must stop your activity and leave this area immediately.
01:41 You do not interfere with our activities here inside the Philippine waters.
01:47 You are inside the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of the Philippines.
01:51 The BRP Datu Bangkaw also made a breakthrough
01:54 and anchored 300 meters from Bajo de Masinloc.
01:57 This is the closest that a Philippine ship has reached Bajo de Masinloc
02:01 from the Chinese Coast Guard.
02:04 In the three days that the ship was still there,
02:06 BIFAR gave 60,000 liters of diesel to 54 motherboats
02:11 or large fishing boats of the Filipinos.
02:14 This is the fourth such operation of BIFAR here in Scarborough Shoal.
02:18 And this is the place where the most fishermen came to get free crude oil.
02:25 As long as there is a fund, BIFAR will continue to provide aid.
02:29 The difficulties that the Filipino fishermen experienced here
02:34 especially since they are here in Scarborough Shoal,
02:37 they cannot fish inside the bay.
02:43 According to the fishermen, they are free to fish outside the bay.
02:47 But they are still not allowed inside if there are many kinds of fish.
02:51 The fishermen are quickly chased and chased by the China Coast Guard.
02:57 The floating barriers laid by the China Coast Guard
03:01 in the southeastern portion of Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal
03:04 according to the Philippine Coast Guard are illegal and dangerous for the Filipino fishermen.
03:09 It is a navigational hazard.
03:11 Buoys are basically used as an aid to navigation
03:16 to support the mariners to identify dangerous areas.
03:23 But this time, they are using floating barriers
03:29 to prohibit the Filipino fishermen from entering the shoal.
03:34 This was documented by the PCG and was recorded by the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea.
03:40 They are now ordering the DFA and DOJ to do legal and diplomatic action.
03:45 The PCG also conducted an underwater survey
03:48 which was determined that the control of Bajo de Masinloc is not lost in the Philippines.
03:52 Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri asked the PCG to immediately remove the illegal floating barriers.
03:58 This is the first time that the PCG monitored the floating barriers of China.
04:03 The PCG is also monitoring other maritime features in our Exclusive Economic Zone
04:08 to see the condition of the underwater.
04:11 The BRP Sindangan and BRP Cabra of the PCG
04:15 are now returning to Puerto Princesa from Rosul Reef and Escoda Shoal.
04:18 They are again recording new videos
04:21 that will be sent to the UP Marine Science Institute
04:24 to find out the extent of the damage of the floating barriers.
04:27 According to China, the BRP Sierra Madre is polluting
04:32 and the Philippines is just getting involved in political drama.
04:36 We don't do drama. We produce factual events,
04:39 truthful narratives. We don't make up stories.
04:44 This is the first news.
04:46 Mav Gonzales
04:47 Rafi Tima for GMA Integrated News
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