Ilang Chinese vessels muling namataan sa paligid ng Pag-asa Island

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Binuksan ng Philippine Coast Guard ang bago nitong istasyon sa Pag-asa Island sa bayan ng Kalayaan sa Palawan. Layon nitong mapalakas ang monitoring ng aktibidad ng China sa paligid ng Pag-asa.   Ang mga detalye sa ulat ni Tristan Nodalo.  Visit our website for more #NewsYouCanTrust: https://www.cnnphilippines.com/  Follow our social media pages:  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CNNPhilippines • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnnphilippines/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnnphilippines

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00:00 This is the scene around Pagasa Island

00:03 where the Chinese vessels that will not go down to Leping Siam are anchored.

00:07 A Chinese Coast Guard and Chinese Navy ship also passed by.

00:11 From here, we can see that aside from the Philippine Coast Guard ship,

00:16 there is also a Chinese Coast Guard ship that is close to Pagasa Island.

00:21 According to the authorities, it is estimated that the distance is 2.8 nautical miles or 5 kilometers.

00:27 These are the people who visited National Security Advisor Eduardo Año

00:31 on Pagasa Island 6 years ago.

00:34 Año's visit is meaningful because today,

00:38 the newly built Coast Guard Station in Pagasa was opened.

00:41 It will serve as a state-of-the-art facility for maritime domain awareness,

00:47 incorporating advanced systems such as radar, automatic identification,

00:54 satellite communication, coastal cameras, and vessel traffic management.

00:59 The new facility of the PCG is expected to be a great help

01:03 in monitoring activities of China around Pagasa.

01:07 These systems will greatly enhance the PCG's ability to monitor the movements

01:13 of the Chinese maritime forces, other countries that might be coming here,

01:21 and also as well as our own public vessels and aircraft.

01:24 Additionally, it could also support international shipping.

01:28 We still won't stop here.

01:31 We can still expect that the presence of the Coast Guard on this island

01:34 will continue to improve as we move forward.

01:37 In Año's visit to Pagasa Island,

01:39 rehabilitation and development projects on the island have already arrived,

01:43 but he says Beijing will be more aggressive.

01:46 We expect that this will have an influence

01:49 and that there will be a change in China's unruly, bullying, and aggressive behavior,

02:02 in our fishermen, sailors, and Coast Guard patrolling the West Philippine Sea.

02:10 Año also emphasized the repeated "gray zone" tactics

02:13 that China is using when it comes to the West Philippine Sea.

02:16 Actually, it's not a "gray zone" anymore. It's pure bullying and it's pure illegal.

02:21 So, it's not called a "gray zone" anymore.

02:23 And it's not acceptable in the international order.

02:27 The NSC chief also added that it's not just Pagasa Island

02:30 that they plan to fix as a maritime feature that's occupied by the Philippines.

02:34 It's not just Pagasa Island that we will improve,

02:40 but also our other occupied beaches.

02:44 So that we won't just give a good living condition.

02:48 Before leaving Pagasa Island, Año also spoke to the National Defense Force

02:52 and Philippine Coast Guard personnel

02:54 as a thank you for their support and resilience

02:57 in the midst of the challenges in the sea.

03:00 From Pagasa Island, Tristan Udalo, CNN Philippines.

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