Malacañang - agresibong aksyon ng China sa resupply mission sa WPS, 'di maituturing na armed attack; MDT, 'di pa kailangang i-invoke | 24 Oras

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May dalang mga kutsilyo, sibat, machete at mga palakol ang China Coast Guard nang maka-engkwentro ng Philippine Navy sa Ayungin Shoal noong Lunes. Pero ayon sa Malacanang, ang agresibong aksyon ng China -- hindi maituturing na armed attack, kaya hindi pa raw kailangan i-invoke ang Mutual Defense Treaty natin sa America.

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00:00China Coast Guard brought knives, swords, machetes, and sticks

00:06when the Philippine Navy met at the Iungin Show last Monday.

00:09But according to Malacanang,

00:11China's aggressive action cannot be considered an armed attack.

00:15That's why we don't need to invoke our Mutual Defense Treaty in America.

00:19Maris Umali is on the scene.

00:23Maris?

00:24Pia, cause of concern for the Marcos Administration

00:30is the latest act of aggression

00:32or attack of the Chinese Coast Guard

00:34on our soldiers who are carrying out the RORIM mission at BRP Sierra Madre.

00:54But this cannot be considered an armed attack by the government.

01:08That's why we don't need to invoke our Mutual Defense Treaty in America.

01:24What we saw were bullets, axes, nothing beyond that.

01:32Her question about the invocation of the Mutual Defense Treaty,

01:36it has not been considered in our discussions.

01:41AFP Chief of Staff Romeo Browner Jr. himself

01:44was aware of the morale of the troops at BRP Sierra Madre

01:47and those carrying out the RORIM mission

01:49and that their morale is still high.

01:52But when I asked the officers

01:54if they are afraid of the Chinese troops

01:58the Filipino soldiers at BRP Sierra Madre

02:00after the kind of harassment they did in the last incident,

02:04the answer of Presidential Assistant for Maritime Concerns

02:07Retired General Andres Centino,

02:09That is always a consideration and we will be prepared for that.

02:12Centino clarified that there is only one person who was injured in the incident.

02:16It was Sergeant Facundo who lost his finger.

02:18According to the recommendation,

02:20Among these recommendations is the announcement

02:24of the rotation and reprovision missions

02:27to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal

02:32which shall remain routinary and will be scheduled regularly.

02:39We must explore all means to protect our sovereign home

02:45to the last square inch, to the last square millimeter.

02:50We will not yield and we will not be deterred from fulfilling this duty.

03:00I will ask why the schedule of the RORIM mission should be made public.

03:04According to Retired General Centino,

03:07We assert our sovereignty and our sovereign rights in the area.

03:12It is not out of the ordinary for the government to elevate the higher body.

03:17That was the last incident because the government believes

03:20that it can go through a proper negotiation

03:23and it is always in the order of our government

03:26to have a peaceful negotiation with China.

03:28This afternoon, the policy recommendation was submitted to President Bombom Marcos

03:32and his approval is still waiting here.

03:34And that is the latest news from Malacanang.

03:36Back to you, Pia.

03:38Thank you very much, Marie Zumali.

03:42For more UN videos visit www.un.org

Malacañang - agresibong aksyon ng China sa resupply mission sa WPS, 'di maituturing na armed attack; MDT, 'di pa kailangang i-invoke | 24 Oras

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