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00:00 In the latest monitoring of the AFP,

00:02 the number of Chinese vessels in the Shoul area

00:06 has decreased from 55 to 20 from May 14 to May 20.

00:11 This is due to the reduction of the number of vessels

00:13 after the civilian mission of our coalition.

00:16 But, Chinese vessels in the Sabina Shoul

00:20 and the Hulien-Philippe Reef have been spotted.

00:22 And even though the Chinese have ordered fishing

00:24 from May 1,

00:26 some fishermen are ready to go to Zambales for a fishing expedition.

00:31 This is Jun Veneration.

00:34 Despite the announcement of the fishing ban in China,

00:40 Edgardo Manuel still went to the West Philippine Sea.

00:44 He and his fellow fishermen from Zambales

00:47 went there on May 21.

00:49 Manuel told us that they were following the Chinese Coast Guard

00:52 in the 50 miles away Shoul.

00:55 We were just on our way there.

00:57 We were stopped by the Chinese Coast Guard.

01:01 They took us 50 miles away from Kalboro.

01:06 Now, some fishermen are preparing from Zambales

01:09 for the fishing expedition

01:12 that they will do tomorrow as a result of the fishing ban in China.

01:16 They are expecting 20 small boats to go with them

01:20 20 to 30 nautical miles from Masinlok.

01:24 According to state media in China,

01:26 in 1999, the fishing ban in China started in the South China Sea

01:31 to protect the ecosystem from overfishing.

01:35 But then, the DFA followed the fishing ban

01:39 or the Chinese moratorium

01:40 that started this year on May 1

01:43 and is expected to last until September 16.

01:47 The parts of the sea that are part of the maritime zones of the Philippines are included.

01:52 According to the Philippine Navy,

01:54 since 2021, no fishermen have been caught from the Philippines

01:58 or other claimant countries in the South China Sea.

02:02 Don't be afraid. Just continue.

02:04 The AFP and the entire government is behind you.

02:07 China is out of tune, out of step, out of their minds.

02:12 Before the fishing ban was declared in China,

02:14 the Armed Forces of the Philippines

02:17 strengthened the deployment of naval assets in the West Philippine Sea

02:20 to protect the interests of the country and the Filipino fishermen.

02:25 We don't recognize this fishing ban that China has mentioned.

02:31 There's no reason for us to prevent or to advise our Filipino fishermen

02:38 not to be engaged in fishing in these areas.

02:41 Because again, the so-called ban in China is illegal and they don't have a good basis.

02:48 President Marcos said that the fishing ban in China is not new.

02:52 It's just an extension again of their claim

02:56 that this is all the maritime territory of China.

03:03 So it is just nothing new.

03:06 And this is something that we have actually agreed upon before.

03:09 But what the President ordered is the repeated new order of China

03:14 to their Coast Guard to arrest those crossing their borders in the sea

03:18 starting June 15.

03:20 The new policy of threatening to detain our own citizens,

03:27 that is a different, that is an escalation of the situation.

03:32 So yes, it is now very worrisome.

03:35 The Chinese Foreign Ministry replied,

03:37 "The Philippines should not be concerned as long as there is no illegal activity."

03:42 It said that it is not China but the Philippines that is causing the tension.

03:47 China is open to dialogue but they should be sincere.

03:51 Marcos said that he is ready to talk to resolve the tension.

03:56 Number one, to stop the aggressive actions such as water canning and lasers

04:02 and barrier putting, etc.

04:06 And secondly, allowing our fishermen to fish.

04:12 Let's start with that.

04:13 And if we can get to that, then we can move to the next step

04:18 and to see if there is a way to resolve all these claims.

04:21 The Philippine Coast Guard and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, or BFAR,

04:26 will also strengthen the surveillance in the West Philippine Sea, especially in the Panatagsyol.

04:30 And if China's bodyguards are the ones who are responsible for the arrest of the trespassers,

04:36 they can be charged with illegal detention.

04:38 But a group of fishermen in the Palawan Bay

04:42 did not continue their fishing in the West Philippine Sea.

04:45 Our fishermen have the right to fish by ourselves, the Filipinos.

04:50 That is why we are not afraid of the Chinese.

04:55 For GMA Integrated News, I am Jun Veneracion, your witness.

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