Panayam kay NSC Asst. Dir. General Jonathan Malaya kaugnay sa namonitor na Russian attack submarine sa West Philippine Sea

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00:00We have an update from the National Security Council.

00:04ADG John, good morning to you.

00:07Yes, good morning, partner.

00:09Let's start with this question from GMA News Online.

00:13A Russian attack submarine was monitored in the West Philippine Sea.

00:18When was it spotted and where specifically in the West Philippine Sea?

00:23Yes, that's right, partner.

00:25On November 28, we saw a Russian attack submarine some 80 nautical miles off the Mindoro Island.

00:35When we learned about this situation, we immediately sent our assets.

00:41We sent airplanes to monitor what this Russian submarine was doing in our Exclusive Economic Zone.

00:52We also sent a frigate, our missile frigate, the BRP Jose Rizal,

00:58to shadow this submarine that entered our Exclusive Economic Zone.

01:04Okay, so aside from the mention that someone is following the BRP Jose Rizal,

01:10what other actions, this is a follow-up question from GMA News,

01:15of the Philippine government about this?

01:17Do you think this is alarming?

01:20Well, like what our President said, we're concerned.

01:25We're very concerned about the presence of this Russian attack submarine inside our Exclusive Economic Zone.

01:32That's why we sent our assets here.

01:35And we had a radio challenge, right?

01:39We challenged the attack submarine about what it was doing in our Exclusive Economic Zone.

01:44And it responded.

01:47It said that it recognized that this is a Russian attack submarine.

01:53And it said that it came from PASEX exercises with the Royal Malaysian Navy in Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia.

02:05And on the way, it was returning to its naval base in Vladivostok.

02:10And it said that it was just waiting for the weather to get better.

02:15That's why it surfaced.

02:17And it will say goodbye to us when it's ready to return to Russia, to Vladivostok.

02:24And eventually, in the afternoon, it also said goodbye.

02:28It said that it will return to Russia.

02:31So, our monitoring of this Russian attack submarine went well.

02:38And every step of the way, we immediately monitored and knew what it was doing.

02:45And let me just emphasize, partner, that this part, where it was spotted, is not the territorial sea of the Philippines.

02:52It's in the high seas, in the Exclusive Economic Zone.

02:56So, technically, the Russian ship is exercising freedom of navigation.

03:02Okay. So, it's not there anymore?

03:04Ah, it's not there anymore.

03:05It also returned immediately on November 28.

03:08It was able to return because it responded to the radio challenges

03:13given by our Philippine Navy that it is the first to monitor this Russian attack submarine.

03:21ADG, we also have a question from Patrick Jesus of PTV.

03:26What are the protocols for the passage of this type of assets, such as submarines, inside the EEZ of the country?

03:34And how many of these, as you mentioned, are considered freedom of navigation or innocent passage?

03:40Well, of course, it's up to others because this is in our Exclusive Economic Zone.

03:45But very clearly, it is also stated in our laws, along with the Philippine Maritime Zones Law,

03:51that this Exclusive Economic Zone, our right there is more of economic.

03:55Its natural resources are still part of the high seas.

03:59So, any ship can pass through there as long as it doesn't loiter or take natural resources.

04:09Or if it does something wrong, such as conducting a marine scientific survey.

04:17So, in this case, the ship didn't do that.

04:20It just said that it was just waiting for the right time.

04:23So, in the same manner, if our ships, for example, went to other countries

04:28and passed through the Exclusive Economic Zone of other countries,

04:31they are also given the right of freedom of navigation and innocent passage.

04:37As long as they didn't do anything wrong or against the laws of that country.

04:42Alright. Thank you very much for clarifying that, ADG John.

04:46We will now go to the just-finished Palawan Fisher Folk Congress.

04:52What was the major highlight of this meeting, ADG?

04:56Well, yes, the National Security Council went to Coron, Palawan

05:02to talk to our 170 fishermen from Northern Palawan who are fishing in the West Philippine Sea.

05:11And during that Congress, we talked about the issues and weaknesses of our government.

05:18And we also provided financial assistance to them.

05:21We provided fishing nets and fiberglass boats.

05:24And one of their questions was,

05:26is it true that there is a moratorium on fishing because of the announcement of the Chinese Coast Guard?

05:33And we told the National Security Council

05:36that there is no other country that can give regulations to those places

05:43but the Philippine government alone.

05:46And China has no right to impose any regulations on fishing.

05:51So, this became clear to our fellow Filipinos.

05:54And I am happy because there are so many fishermen in the West Philippine Sea.

05:59And we assure them of the support of the Philippine government when they are there and fishing.

06:04So, you are helping more than 100 fishermen in Palawan.

06:12Their concerns, as you mentioned, if they are free to fish there.

06:18So, how are they now?

06:20Yes, our 170 fishermen are helping.

06:26And their concerns are different.

06:29Some of them are just municipal fishers.

06:31That's why we are encouraging them to go beyond the municipal waters and fish in the West Philippine Sea.

06:36Their other problem is the possible harassment of China

06:41because they might be harassed when they fish.

06:44Their other issue is the price of the fish they buy from them.

06:50So, all of those issues, including the Coast Guard,

06:54the Armed Forces of the Philippines,

06:57the BIFAR, and the Philippine Navy,

07:00and the government supported the issues they gave us.

07:06Okay. In other talks, ADG,

07:09what can you say about the NTF-ELCAC in condemning the Makabayan block

07:16to President Marcos Jr.

07:18where they said the President interfered in a possible impeachment case

07:22against Vice President Sara Duterte?

07:25Well, at the National Security Council,

07:28we supported the President's statement

07:30that this impeachment should not continue

07:33because this impeachment complaint will distract the nation

07:36from the more pressing problems that we are facing.

07:39The President clearly stated that the needs of our Makabayans should be addressed.

07:44And if there is such an impeachment,

07:46the attention of our legislatures and all of our countries will be lost on such issues.

07:52So, all we can do is to insist that the Makabayan block should continue

07:59this impeachment complaint despite the President's statement.

08:05And we can see here, partner,

08:07the very firm Maoist drama season ideology

08:13that the Makabayan block wants to fight the so-called ruling class,

08:18the political class, because it's class warfare.

08:20And then they will conduct violent rallies and demonstrations

08:24like what happened on Unifacio Day where police were injured.

08:28And when they create this impression of instability,

08:31they will enter it so that the trust of the entire country in the government will be lost.

08:36That's why the National Security Council is concerned.

08:38We condemn this kind of statement coming from the Makabayan

08:41because this goes against the spirit of what the President said.

08:46Okay. Thank you very much for your updates from the National Security Council,

08:52ADG John Malaya. Thank you.

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