Pagsulong ng kapayapaan, ipagpapatuloy sa gitna ng agresibong aksiyon ng China sa Ayungin Shoal ayon sa DFA;

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Pagsulong ng kapayapaan, ipagpapatuloy sa gitna ng agresibong aksiyon ng China sa Ayungin Shoal ayon sa DFA;   Pamahalaan, nanindigan na hindi ‘misunderstanding’ o aksidente ang nangyari sa Ayungin Shoal

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00:00The government is not misunderstanding but being aggressive

00:05and using the force of China illegally is what happened in the incident in Iungin, Siol, Kamakilan.

00:11According to the Foreign Affairs Department,

00:13the activities of the country in the West Philippine Sea

00:16and Philippines will never ask for permission

00:21for its duties in its own territory.

00:24Alan Francisco in detail.

00:30The government will continue peace efforts

00:35amid China's aggressive actions in Iungin, Siol.

00:38According to Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Maria Teresa Lazaro,

00:41the government has a mechanism

00:43or the Bilateral Consultative Mechanism in the South China Sea.

00:47The government will also continue

00:49the rotation and reprobation or remission

00:52in Iungin, Siol in the West Philippine Sea.

00:54A soldier was cut off his finger

00:57because of the incident in Iungin, Siol, Kamakilan.

01:00The President has reiterated

01:02that we will not publish schedules of any RORE.

01:07As declared by the President in numerous instances,

01:11we will not give up an inch,

01:14not even a millimeter of our territory

01:18to any foreign power.

01:19According to Defense Secretary Gilbert Chedoro,

01:22the Philippine government will not ask for permission

01:26from any country

01:27for its duties in the WPS.

01:30In this regard, we will continue our rotation

01:33and resupply missions on a regular basis.

01:36The welfare of our troops in the BRP Sierra Madre

01:41being a matter of utmost importance.

01:45The government has stated

01:46that the incident in Iungin, Siol was not a misunderstanding or accident,

01:51but an aggressive and illegal use of force.

01:55We are not downplaying the incident.

01:58It was an aggressive and illegal use of force.

02:01Secretary Chedoro clarified

02:03that the first statement from Executive Secretary Lucas Bersami

02:06on Friday

02:07was the first assessment of the time.

02:10However, after visiting the Western Command

02:13of the Armed Forces of the Philippines

02:15in the battle against President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.,

02:18he became firm or prioritized

02:20the conclusion of a deliberate incident

02:23or the purpose of the incident.

02:24In the so-called visit of the President,

02:26the morale of the AFP

02:28rose amidst the current challenges.

02:30I can say that the morale of our soldiers is high.

02:35In the face of these challenges,

02:38they are more inspired

02:42and they will continue to fulfill their duties.

02:47Senator Francis Tolentino recommends

02:50the convening of the National Security Council

02:53on how the government should respond in this issue.

02:56Will President Marcos convene?

02:58At this moment,

02:59the situation in Ayungin

03:01and the issues in the West Philippine Sea

03:04are effectively being managed

03:06by the National Maritime Council.

03:08In fact, the National Maritime Council

03:12is convening and acting on the direction of the President.

03:14So at this moment,

03:16we are not recommending

03:17for the convening of the National Security Council.

03:20However, the President has the discretion

03:24to convene the full council

03:26or the Executive Committee anytime.

03:28Meanwhile,

03:29House Speaker Martin Romualdez hopes

03:32that the peace in the issues in the West Philippine Sea will continue.

03:35We stand by the President's statements.

03:38He's our chief foreign policy architect.

03:43We support him 100% on that score.

03:45And I believe that we can all share the sentiment

03:49that China should lessen its aggression.

03:57Let us de-escalate these tensions.

04:00And let us not make these disagreements

04:05and these conflicts in the West Philippine Sea

04:07define the totality of the relationship

04:10between China and the Philippines.

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