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00:00A new diplomatic protest was held by the Department of Foreign Affairs against China.
00:05It was because of the declaration of China's baselines, or SACOP as they call it,
00:09in Bajo de Masinloc, or Scarborough Shoal, which is part of our Exclusive Economic Zone.
00:15Witness, Joseph Moro.
00:21The harassment of the China Coast Guard against the boats of the Filipino fishermen
00:25who were supposed to go to the Escoda Shoal this October,
00:28arrived at the Philippine Coast Guard.
00:30According to David, the fishermen, in the early hours of October 9,
00:33were chased by the China Coast Guard near their boat.
00:37The Chinese were allowed to get off their speedboats.
00:39The CCG was in a panic, so the Filipinos were afraid and changed their direction.
00:44So that the expense of fishing wouldn't go to waste,
00:46they stayed near the Iroquois Reef, or Rosul Reef, from October 10.
00:51On October 17, they went to the Escoda Shoal again.
00:54But on their way there, they saw a gray-colored boat
00:57that was approaching them and had the number 629.
01:00The Filipinos approached it and caught the fishermen,
01:03so they returned to Quezon, Palawan.
01:05The Sabina Shoal, or Escoda Shoal, falls within our own Exclusive Economic Zone.
01:09There's no reason for the Chinese Coast Guard to claim
01:14that the Filipino fishermen have no right to enter here.
01:17The PCG, not China, has control of the area.
01:21The PCG did not abandon the Escoda Shoal
01:23after the BRP Teresa pulled out of it last September.
01:28The entire West Philippine Sea is a very vast waters.
01:31There is a possibility that our Coast Guard vessel is in Gawinang Pag-asa,
01:38or in Lawa, or in Alicas.
01:40According to Defense Secretary Gilberto Gidoro Jr.,
01:43who is in Australia to assist Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles,
01:48the Philippines is a direct victim to China's aggressive moves.
01:52What we see is an increasing demand by Beijing
01:56for us to concede our sovereign rights in the area.
01:59We are direct victims of Chinese aggression in this,
02:04and in a concentrated area so far, thus far, in the West Philippine Sea.
02:10In response to the Chinese Foreign Ministry's maritime Dispute between the two countries,
02:15the Philippines said it will enter and leave.
02:18In monitoring of the Philippine Navy,
02:2015 China Coast Guard vessels and 14 Chinese Navy ships
02:24were spotted from October 1 to 31
02:27in some parts of the West Philippine Sea,
02:29such as Bajo de Macinloc or Scarborough Shoal.
02:32At some point, China cut the baselines down of their territorial seas
02:35around Bajo de Macinloc.
02:37As for the newly passed Philippine Maritime Zones Act
02:40that regulates what is allowed in our territory and Exclusive Economic Zone,
02:45given that the National Maritime Council does not have a visa or a legal basis
02:49for the baselines that China has set up,
02:51the baselines will also be cut down
02:53if China's illegal occupation of Bajo de Macinloc continues
02:57from 2012.
02:59Diplomatic protests have already been held
03:00against China's baselines
03:02and the Department of Foreign Affairs.
03:04Up to 189 protests have already been held
03:07by the Philippines against China
03:08under the current administration.
03:11Given that China's violation of the Maritime Zones Act
03:14will only raise tensions in the West Philippine Sea,
03:17President Marcos replied,
03:19It's not unexpected,
03:21but we have to define closely.
03:24We have been told many times
03:25that we have to protect our sovereign rights and our sovereignty.
03:30So it serves a purpose
03:33that we define closely what those boundaries are.
03:37And that's what we are doing.
03:39For GMA Integrated News,
03:41Joseph Morong, your witness.
03:44For GMA Integrated News, Joseph Morong, your witness.