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00:00President Bongbong Marcos called that the Russian submarine that was spotted in the ocean of Occidental Mindoro is in danger.
00:08According to some experts, there is a possibility that it has a message,
00:12that's why it showed up while it's in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Philippines.
00:17Van Myrina witnessed it.
00:2280 nautical miles in the ocean of Cape Calavite in Occidental Mindoro.
00:27The Philippine Navy had a unique sight on Wednesday.
00:30Inside the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Philippines, the Russian attack submarine UFA-490 was spotted.
00:36All of that is very concerning.
00:38Any intrusion into the West Philippine Sea of our AEC, one of our baselines, is very worrisome.
00:46So, yes, it's just another one.
00:49The Philippine Navy sent a helicopter to go to the submarine, which is a diesel electric attack vessel.
00:55The Philippine Navy radio-challenged the vessel to find out the situation.
00:59He said that it came from PASEX exercises with the Royal Malaysian Navy in Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia
01:10and on the way, it will return to its naval base in Vladivostok.
01:15He said that he was just waiting for the weather to get better, that's why it surfaced.
01:23That same day, the vessel left for Russia.
01:26It was escorted by the Philippine Navy until it reached our AEC.
01:30It's still a part of the high seas, so any vessel can go there,
01:36so long as it's not loitering or taking natural resources,
01:41or it's doing something wrong, like conducting a marine scientific survey.
01:50According to Reuters, the Kilo-class submarine of the UFA 490 is considered one of the quietest types of submarines.
01:57It is armed with a torpedo and missile, according to the Russian news agency TASS.
02:02On November 25, Russia and Malaysia conducted military exercises in the South China Sea,
02:07including the so-called submarine.
02:09According to their experts, the route is correct if it was seen,
02:13based on what the crew said that they will return to Vladivostok, Russia.
02:17It's also true what the government is saying, that it's a high seas submarine,
02:21so it can really go there.
02:23However, there is no indication that it may have a message,
02:27so it was shown while in the EEZ of the Philippines.
02:31But it's likely that the target of the message is not the Philippines.
02:35Submarines are surfaced when it is being used as a signaling tool.
02:39It means that you have a message that you want to convey to a specific target audience.
02:46The most likely target audience would be the United States.
02:51We are here. We can make a mess here if we want.
02:54The message is possible for the Philippines, America, and Japan,
02:58according to security analyst Professor Renato Di Castro.
03:01We know that Russia and China have what they call strategic alignment.
03:07They give support to each other,
03:09especially of course, they say that they are challenging the rule-based international order
03:15led by the United States and its allies.
03:18According to a former Philippine Navy official,
03:21it's possible that there is a mechanical problem that's why the submarine surfaced.
03:25The only possibility that I can see is that they have a medical emergency
03:29or they have a machinery derangement.
03:33They have a damaged portion of their machine that's why they surfaced.
03:36Of course, they won't say it freely because it will reflect on their operational readiness.
03:42They say that the reason why it surfaced is because of the bad weather.
03:46We are being fooled by the reason because the submarine is affected by surface weather.
03:51For GMA Integrated News, I'm Ivan Mayrinangin, Saksi.
04:11For GMA Integrated News, I'm Ivan Mayrinangin, Saksi.