NTF-WPS, kinondena ang bagong insidente ng harassment ng China sa mga barko ng Pilipinas sa West Philippine Sea

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00:00 The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea has now condemned

00:03 the latest incident of harassment by China

00:07 against Philippine ships in the West Philippine Sea.

00:10 This was after the Chinese Coast Guard re-watered the ships

00:14 of the Philippine Coast Guard and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, or BFAR,

00:21 which would have been carrying humanitarian assistance

00:24 for fishermen in the Bayou de Masinlouc.

00:27 According to the task force, WPS, this incident shows

00:32 the intention of China to stop the Philippine's humanitarian mission.

00:37 The task force added that the members of foreign and local media

00:43 who are often part of the BFAR's regular assistance mission

00:49 for fishermen in the West Philippine Sea and other seas of the Philippines

00:54 were initially suspected of being part of the BFAR.

00:58 The ship was damaged by the strong pressure of the Chinese Coast Guard vessel's e-water cannon

01:05 while the BFAR's BRP Bangkaw was damaged,

01:09 including its heating, ventilation, air conditioning systems,

01:14 electrical navigation and radio systems.

01:18 The NTF-WPS said that the Philippines is continuing to move in a peaceful and responsible action

01:26 that is based on rules-based international law

01:29 in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, or UNCLOS,

01:34 and the 2016 Arbitral Award.

01:37 Despite this, the government assured that the Philippines will not be affected

01:42 by the activities that are being carried out in the country and in our seas.