Mga nakuhang umano’y Chinese military uniform sa illegal POGO hub sa Porac, posibleng props...
Mga nakuhang umano’y Chinese military uniform sa illegal POGO hub sa Porac, posibleng props lamang pero masusi pa ring iimbestigahan ng AFP
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00:00 The AFP is now monitoring the illegal activities of the Chinese.
00:08 Meanwhile, the troops are also making moves to strengthen the defense of the country.
00:17 This is the surprise of Patrick De Jesus.
00:19 The Philippine Armed Forces are making comprehensive moves to strengthen the defense of the country.
00:28 This is also in line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. that the AFP should prioritize external threats.
00:36 In the visit of the President to the 5th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army in Camp Belchor de la Cruz in Gamu Isabela,
00:44 he reminded us to be ready.
00:47 That's why the Armed Forces of the Philippines is trying to keep up with the times.
00:51 As you can see, we also transitioned to having cyber as a fourth domain of operations along with land, air, and sea.
00:58 In addition, the AFP is also monitoring the illegal activities of the Chinese.
01:08 The last one is the illegal Pogo or Scam Hub in Porac, Pampanga.
01:13 But for the AFP, it cannot be said that these are directly threatening the security of the country.
01:20 We said that these are contemporary security challenges.
01:24 We will look at the implications of this towards national security.
01:30 Going back to that premise that the Armed Forces of the Philippines will have the necessary contingency measures for these things.
01:38 Right now, we are looking into deeper connections of the Pogo for other violations which may go beyond common crimes.
01:46 But can it be considered as a national threat? We haven't yet reached the point.
01:52 The AFP will also help in investigating the Chinese military uniform that was caught in the illegal Pogo in Porac and the PLA.
02:02 According to the AFP, it is possible that the props are only used in online transactions, especially in the so-called Scam Hub, for illegal activities.
02:12 We are trying to look at the veracity of the report whether they are legit uniforms.
02:16 And these are also very few in number to be part of a troop.
02:21 So we do not want to unnecessarily cause panic to the general public.
02:27 Meanwhile, the number of Chinese ships in the West Philippine Sea has increased.
02:32 From 125 on May 28 until June 3, the number increased to 146 this week.
02:40 The most noticeable here is the doubling of the number of warships of the PLA Navy to 22.
02:47 According to the Navy, this may be due to the military drills of the PLA Navy in the Sabino-Escoda Shoal last week,
02:55 where China deployed their hovercraft for the first time.
03:01 The Philippine Navy again stated that any presence of Chinese ships in the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines is illegal, but the assets of the country are still under surveillance.
03:14 Their presence by itself is already escalatory.
03:18 Whatever actions they do in furtherance of their illegal, coercive, aggressive, and deceptive presence
03:26 will only point out that they have no right to be within our exclusive economic zone.
03:31 Again, Defense Secretary Geboteo Doro cited China's 10-dash line and called it a provocation.
03:38 The secret said that the Chinese are only confusing the public about the real issue in the West Philippine Sea.
03:46 Patrick de Azuz for Pambansan TV in Bagong, Philippines.