Higit 200 barko ng CCG, namataan sa West PHL Sea; PHL Navy, tiniyak ang mahigpit na pagbabantay sa karagatang sakop ng EEZ sa WPS

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00:00Some fishermen from China were harassed by the police in the West Philippine Sea.

00:07Meanwhile, the Philippine Coast Guard was called to protect the fishermen.

00:13This is the story of Bien Manalo, live.

00:20You're right, Ma'am.

00:21The Philippine Coast Guard called to protect the fishermen in the West Philippine Sea.

00:32Meanwhile, the National Security Council called for the Philippines to stop harassing its allies.

00:40This is despite China's continued aggression in the disputed territory.

00:46Just last July, Robert Mundoñedo was harassed by a fisherman in the Subic Sambales Sea,

00:55which is 60 nautical miles away from Bajo de Masinloc, a part of the West Philippine Sea.

01:02The Chinese Maritime Militia vessel was attacked while they were on a boat.

01:08My brother is resting.

01:11I didn't expect that a ship would come.

01:16It was close, Sir.

01:17We couldn't avoid it.

01:20Maybe we were already trapped.

01:22Then my brother, Sir, ran to the port of the boat.

01:27I thought he was still there.

01:28My second look, he was gone.

01:30He spent three days and three nights in the sea.

01:35Robert Mundoñedo said that his captains were not only fishermen.

01:40He was almost starving and dehydrated when he found his comrades.

01:47But until now, he still hasn't found his brother.

01:51I was thinking, Sir, maybe it's not the right time to be gone.

01:56I was just thinking of surviving.

01:58For the sake of our family.

02:00For the sake of our Coast Guard.

02:02If there is hope, we can go to my brother.

02:10Like Robert, Saldi Solera also experienced harassment from China

02:15when he bombed the water of the Chinese Coast Guard ship,

02:18their boat in Bajo de Masinloc in Zambales in 2021.

02:23This is the first time he experienced the so-called incident

02:27in more than three decades of fishing in the area.

02:30And with the strength of the boat, the tank they were using to cook even splashed into the sea.

02:35China Coast Guard was avoiding us.

02:37What I heard from them was, no peacing, no peacing.

02:43We couldn't do anything. We left.

02:46We were still trapped.

02:48We were trapped by two Chinese Coast Guard ships.

02:51We were trapped. We were exhausted.

02:54Our boats were damaged.

02:56Even so, they continued to fish and fish in one of the disputed territories.

03:03That's our territory.

03:05That's really ours. We should fight for it.

03:07Because it's ours.

03:09But despite the harassment from China,

03:12the Philippine Coast Guard assured that they will continue to fight

03:17and protect the rights of our fishermen.

03:20There's a reason why we are reaching out to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

03:24for us to have complementing efforts.

03:26In the event that we don't have a Coast Guard vessel in Bajo de Masinloc,

03:30then BFAR can take over.

03:33And then at the same time, if they don't have one,

03:35the Coast Guard will also be there to protect the rights of our fishermen.

03:39More than 100 fishermen from the fishing communities of Subica, Santa Cruz, and Masinloc, Zambales

03:47have received assistance such as food packs and financial assistance.

03:51The two-day Congress of Fishermen for Peace and Prosperity

03:57held in Subic Municipal Gymnasium today.

04:00Some government agencies were happy.

04:03The Basic Life Support Training was also held.

04:06I am thankful to the government agencies and local governments.

04:13This is a big help for us fishermen.

04:16The National Security Council explained that it is not yet time for the Philippines

04:21to lend to its allies.

04:23But they are also looking at the possibility of renting vessels

04:27as an additional force in the West Philippine Sea.

04:30We are not yet in a situation where we need to have escorts, for example, in the United States.

04:35But a decision was made to have a Joint Coast Guard Patrol.

04:39We are already studying this because it will speed up the addition of our assets

04:45because we will just be renting.

04:50The government will continue to monitor the information dissemination campaign

04:55led by the Philippine Information Agency

04:58to attract our fellow Filipinos to our fight in the West Philippine Sea.

05:03And from here in Subic, Zambales, back to you, Ma'am.

05:07Thank you very much, Bian Manalo.

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