President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. thumbs down Senator Koko Pimentel’s suggestion to equip Philippine Coast Guard ships with water cannons as a defense from China’s harassment in the West Philippine Sea.
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00:00 President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. thumbs down Senator Koko Pimentel's suggestion to equip
00:05 Philippine Coast Guard ships with water cannons as a defense from China's harassment in the
00:09 West Philippine Sea.
00:11 In a chance interview with reporters, Marcos says no to the proposal, saying the Philippines
00:15 has no intention of attacking anyone with water cannons or any such offensive.
00:20 "The last thing we would like is to raise the tensions in the West Philippine Sea.
00:25 We will not follow the Chinese Coast Guard and the Chinese vessels down that road."
00:32 China used jet stream water cannons against two Philippine vessels in the Panatagshol
00:36 on April 30.
00:38 Tensions have escalated between the two countries in the West Philippine Sea as China deals
00:42 with a more assertive Philippines.
00:44 (upbeat music)