The Philippine Coast Guard condemns what it calls China’s 'barbaric and inhumane' attempt to block and harass a Philippine mission to evacuate sick personnel from the West Philippine Sea.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/coast-guard-says-china-harassed-medical-evacuation-team-west-sea-june-2024/
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00:00The Philippine Coast Guard condemns what it calls China's barbaric and inhumane attempt
00:05to block and harass a Philippine mission to evacuate sick personnel from the West Philippine
00:10Sea.
00:11Videos of the May 19 incident show China Coast Guard boats sailing close to Philippine vessels
00:16before issuing what seems like a warning via speaker.
00:19Two larger CCG ships were also close by.
00:23PCG spokesperson Commodore Jay Tariella says, despite informing the Chinese via radio and
00:28the public address system about the humanitarian nature of the mission, the Chinese still engaged
00:33in dangerous maneuvers and even intentionally rammed a Philippine vessel.
00:38Tariella adds the Filipinos still successfully outmaneuvered the Chinese vessels.
00:43President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. previously said, the death of a Filipino in those waters
00:48would be reason to invoke the Philippines' mutual defense treaty with the United States.