SAKSI Recap: Lugaw, tubig-ulan at tubig mula sa aircon, pinagtiisan ng crew ng BRP Teresa Magbanua sa Escoda Shoal; (Originally aired on Sept. 16, 2024 )

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00:00The repeated bombing of the China Coast Guard by BRP Teresa Magbanua on August 31,

00:09left this big hole in the engine room.

00:13The people of TCG showed this to me

00:16when they were returning to Palawan after a 5-month mission in Skoda Shol

00:20to monitor any possible reclamation of China.

00:23This is the wreckage of BRP Teresa Magbanua

00:27left by the China Coast Guard on August 31.

00:30It's in this engine room.

00:32They explained to us that it's dangerous if this will hit or damage the ship.

00:39If the cooling system is lost, the engine won't run.

00:42What happened to you?

00:44Dead on the water.

00:46They have a reason to salvage us.

00:49Because we are dead on the water.

00:51They can pull us.

00:54More than 60 ships passed by.

00:58On August 19, their food supply started to be critical.

01:02There should have been a resupply mission on August 26,

01:05but the Philippine Coast Guard ships couldn't reach the ships of China.

01:09Only 1.5 kilograms of rice were received.

01:14They made this porridge for almost 3 weeks.

01:18It's just rice porridge.

01:19Pepper, salt.

01:21That's all we were left with.

01:23We were left with drowning troops.

01:26We were hungry.

01:28What do you do when that happens?

01:30Nothing, sir.

01:31We just sleep and rest.

01:33And because they ran out of drinking water,

01:35they relied on rainwater and the water from the air-conditioning unit.

01:39Our chief engineer discovered that we can drink water from our air-conditioning unit,

01:45the condensed water.

01:47We prefer the air-conditioning unit, sir.

01:49And the rainwater, sir.

01:51Because it has a taste, sir.

01:53Sometimes, it tastes like a swimming pool.

01:56Then, it's salty.

01:57On August 28, the supplies were able to air-drop, but it was still not enough.

02:01Some were also affected by gastroenteritis, dehydration, and gout.

02:05One of them lost his pulse.

02:07There was a vomiting.

02:08Vomiting.

02:09Their prohibited movements are really different.

02:11On the other hand, the troops were ready to return to Skoda Shoal if necessary.

02:16The Philippine Coast Guard and National Maritime Council's GATE-D

02:19stated that the departure of BRP Teresa Magbano should not be seen as cowardice or defeat.

02:25We did not give up.

02:26We did not give up.

02:27We did not give up.

02:28We left because of the condition of our people.

02:32We did not accept that God forbid, someone will die in our town.

02:37According to the PCG, aside from the severe condition of the crew and the loss of supplies,

02:42the ship needs to be reassembled.

02:44In addition to the bad weather,

02:46the PCG also monitored not only the departure of Teresa Magbano,

02:50but also the ships of the China Coast Guard and the Chinese Navy.

02:54Eleven maritime militia vessels are staying in Skoda Shoal.

02:58No, it's not a defeat.

03:00As I said, related to my response a while ago,

03:02it's not also the Coast Guard abandoning our posts in Skoda Shoal.

03:07We are just repositioning our own vessels.

03:11There is also no agreement between China and the Philippines

03:13regarding the departure of BRP Teresa Magbano

03:15despite China's insistence on the previous bilateral consultation mechanism

03:19that the Philippine ship needs to leave.

03:22Our countrymen thought that we gave up.

03:27We were firm during the meeting in Beijing.

03:32Our BFA stated that our presence will be maintained in the show.

03:39For GMA Integrated News, Joseph Morong is your witness.

04:09For GMA Integrated News, Joseph Morong is your witness.

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