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00:00Instead of helping in the midst of a bad time,
00:03the Chinese Coast Guard alerted the Filipino fishermen in Rosul Reef,
00:09which is inside our Exclusive Economic Zone.
00:12Even the Philippine Coast Guard members joined the fishermen.
00:15The Chinese ships were also attacked.
00:18First news, J.P. Soriano.
00:21These Filipinos are fishing in Rosul Reef or Iroquois inside the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Philippines.
00:32When they were suddenly approached by a Chinese helicopter,
00:37it hovered at a low altitude of just 15 feet.
00:43It was done by the Filipino fishermen.
00:47We're thinking that they're doing this as a form of harassment
00:51to intimidate our Filipino fishermen.
00:53Because the video was sent to the Coast Guard,
00:56they immediately responded to the fishermen who were also hit by rain and strong waves.
01:04We were among the media personnel who joined them to ride the BRP Cape Engaño this Saturday,
01:10followed by the BRP Melchorra Aquino, one of the largest Philippine Coast Guard vessels.
01:16But not far from Palawan,
01:18we were followed by this Chinese Coast Guard vessel at 5 p.m.
01:26When we arrived in Escoda Shoal,
01:28our vehicle stopped at 8 p.m.
01:32In the middle of the night, only light can record the video.
01:36But we saw the Chinese Coast Guard ship pass in front of us.
01:42We also heard the radio challenge of China several times
01:45to keep the Philippine Coast Guard away from their territory.
01:49Past 10 p.m., our ship stopped again
01:54because of the passage of the Chinese Coast Guard.
01:57This is very dangerous.
01:59It could hit a dam and become a disaster.
02:05We were able to prevent this kind of collision with the Chinese Coast Guard.
02:10When the light broke, we were able to see a few more Chinese vessels.
02:15We were also able to see the two-week-old Filipino fish in the Russell Reef.
02:20At 8 a.m. on December 1,
02:22after the heavy rain and several stops by the Chinese Coast Guard
02:27in this Philippine Coast Guard vessel,
02:29the PCG vessel of the Iroquois or Russell Reef also arrived.
02:36The Chinese Coast Guard was still on guard
02:38while our fishermen were riding on the inflatable boats of the PCG.
02:44At one point, they lowered their small speedboat,
02:47but it did not approach us.
02:50The Chinese Coast Guard called the collection of Philippine fishing vessels
02:55in the Russell Reef illegal,
02:57so they made a mess.
03:01The story of the two Filipinos who drowned in their 20 boats
03:06due to the bad weather.
03:08But the Chinese did not blame them.
03:11It is also very disappointing,
03:14the mere fact that they were able to fly an aircraft here.
03:17They are monitoring the Filipino fish.
03:20They did not offer any assistance.
03:23In exchange for help, the Filipinos ran away.
03:28It hurts my eyes.
03:30Their laser is green.
03:32They pinched me.
03:34Their blacking is not like that.
03:36They really blacked me.
03:38They are also being warned to pump water
03:40when they approach the alleged parts of China.
03:43They said, back to the Philippines.
03:45And despite the talks between China and the Philippines,
03:48like the bilateral consultation mechanism or BCM,
03:51it turns out that the Chinese Coast Guard is still continuing
03:55to stop Philippine fishing vessels here in the West Philippine Sea.
04:00It is illegal according to the 2016 arbitral ruling.
04:03But the PCG said that they will continue to sail here in the West Philippine Sea
04:07until it is ordered by our government.
04:10From here in Iroquois or Russell Reef in the West Philippine Sea,
04:13this is the first news, JP Soriano for GMA Integrated News.
04:18Through the Chinese Foreign Ministry,
04:21they have the right to the Russell Reef
04:24and other parts of the Spratly Islands
04:26that they call the Nansha Qingdao.
04:30The Chinese Coast Guard made it illegal
04:32to protect their sovereignty.
04:48This is JP Soriano for GMA Integrated News.