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00:00Not just one, but two Chinese missile boats
00:04caught up with the Philippine ships
00:06while they were sailing in the Ha-Sa-Ha-Sa Shoal
00:09in the West Philippine Sea.
00:10The B-4 aircraft was also lasered,
00:12which is said to be dangerous
00:13because it is possible to accidentally hit the pilot.
00:17Watch Ian Cruz!
00:23From the air,
00:24the two Chinese missile boats
00:26were seen camouflaged in the Ha-Sa-Ha-Sa Shoal
00:29part of the West Philippine Sea
00:30this Friday, September 27.
00:34They were chasing the B-4 ships
00:36BRP Datu Matanam Taradapit
00:39and BRP Datu Rumapinit.
00:41Two Chinese missile ships
00:44were seen here in the West Philippine Sea
00:46near the Ha-Sa-Ha-Sa Shoal.
00:48They were chasing the two B-4 ships
00:51that went here to the Ha-Sa-Ha-Sa Shoal
00:53to deliver aid to the fishermen here.
00:56I was also able to see the China Coast Guard Vessel 21555
01:00that was parked and passed through the BRP Bagakay
01:03of the Philippine Coast Guard
01:04and BRP Datu Sanday of the B-4 for a while.
01:09Later on, the missile boat
01:11lasered the airplane we were driving.
01:16Our pilots immediately did a radio challenge.
01:19Chinese Navy Vessel,
01:23you are endangering our safety.
01:26Do not fire laser on our aircraft.
01:30But the Chinese did not respond.
01:32The missile boat lasered twice.
01:35If the eye of our pilot is exposed,
01:38it will cause temporary blindness.
01:41Later on, the direction of the missile boats
01:45changed and they slowed down.
01:47According to the National Maritime Council,
01:49the Chinese Navy's missile boat
01:51will be lasered twice.
01:53They will give the reports of B-4 to the DFA
01:56and its media cognate.
01:58The Chinese are strict.
02:01Fishermen are also experiencing it.
02:04Sometimes we let it go before we block it.
02:07That is why the previous 10 tons of fish
02:10in the last 15 days
02:12is now 1 ton.
02:14I am a bit sad and angry.
02:15Of course, it is our duty.
02:17Before we are prohibited,
02:19we will be angry.
02:21More than 800 fish
02:23were given diesel and relief packs by B-4.
02:27Aside from Hasa-Hasa Shoal,
02:29help was also delivered to Marie Louise Bank
02:32and Iroquois Reef
02:34where less than 20 Chinese militia vessels
02:38circled BRP Datu Pagbuaya
02:41and BRP Datu Bangkaw.
02:43They did not approach,
02:45so aid was continued.
02:48Before the four B-4 ships reached the island
02:51on Wednesday, September 25,
02:53these ships were followed by the Chinese Navy.
02:57In the routine maritime patrol of the B-4 the next day,
03:00less than 10 Chinese militia vessels
03:03were seen circling the island.
03:06China radioed the B-4 vessels
03:09to sail near San Dikey 1.
03:19This is BRP Datu Pagbuaya,
03:21a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
03:24of the Philippine government
03:26conducting a lawful maritime patrol.
03:28We must stay clear of our route. Over.
03:31Later, two inflatable boats of China
03:34with Coast Guard personnel
03:37that chased BRP Datu Romapenet,
03:40followed by two Chinese militia vessels.
03:43One chased Romapenet
03:46while the other chased BRP Datu Pagbuaya.
03:49Later, the Chinese Navy's helicopter
03:52flew by and circled the two B-4 ships.
03:56Datu Romapenet was in the middle
03:59of a Chinese militia vessel,
04:01two inflatable boats,
04:03and a Chinese Navy helicopter.
04:05China Coast Guard also blocked Pagbuaya,
04:08a dangerous maneuver.
04:17We must stay clear of our route. Over.
04:22The B-4 vessels only escaped,
04:24so there were no boats.
04:26The patrol mission San Dikeys 1, 2, and 3
04:30was also followed by the Chinese vessels.
04:33The Chinese vessels were called
04:35by the National Maritime Council as illegal.
04:37That maritime area is within the
04:40exclusive economic zone of our country.
04:44They have no right to chase,
04:46they have no right to intimidate
04:48the civilian boats that are there.
04:50That's how fast they move
04:52because the submarine is very close.
04:54That's where they hide,
04:56or as we say, they are being guarded
04:58by their Navy ships.
04:59In the B-4 maritime patrol,
05:01the Chinese ships were already
05:03close to the mainland Palawan.
05:05China Coast Guard 5202 and Chinese warship 551
05:08were already spotted near Palawan
05:12by the National Maritime Council.
05:14That's non-negotiable.
05:16Once they enter our 12 nautical miles,
05:20that's our territory.
05:22We can already do more physical challenges.
05:27We can even board them.
05:29From the West Philippine Sea,
05:31for GMA Integrated News,
05:33I am Ian Cruz, your witness.
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