24 Oras Weekend (Feb. 16, 2025) Part 2

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00:00The volcano Taal erupted again at 8 a.m.

00:05According to the FIVOX, the minor phreatic eruption lasted for 4 minutes.

00:09The plume was 900 meters high.

00:13Before that, a minor phreatic eruption was also recorded in the volcano at 9 p.m.

00:19The alert level 1 was still high in the volcano Taal.

00:23Not just one, but three ships of the China Coast Guard were spotted this morning near El Nido in Palawan,

00:29according to a maritime expert.

00:31He also confirmed that China's violation of their 10-dash-line claim is becoming more frequent

00:37within our Exclusive Economic Zone.

00:40Jonathan Andal was there.

00:45The three ships of the China Coast Guard were this close to El Nido in Palawan this morning.

00:51It was only 35 nautical miles or 65 kilometers,

00:55according to the estimate and monitoring of maritime security expert and former U.S. senior defense official, Ray Powell.

01:01You can see they're getting pretty close.

01:02I'm not sure it's alarming, but it's certainly concerning.

01:05They believe their 9-dash line goes right around here,

01:07and they're going to go right to the edge of where their 9-dash line is.

01:10It's becoming more and more common.

01:12So, you know, we're starting to see more and more of these intrusive patrols near Palawan.

01:18Just last week, another Chinese research vessel was also spotted in Palawan.

01:23But according to the Philippine Navy,

01:25according to the protocol, the ship was only avoided in bad weather.

01:30The ships of the China Coast Guard in Palawan came from Scarborough Shoal

01:34and went down to El Nido early this morning,

01:37but they also left immediately.

01:39We tried to confirm this with the Philippine Coast Guard,

01:42but they haven't responded yet.

01:44On February 2 in Bolinao, Pangasinan,

01:46two ships of the Chinese Coast Guard also approached.

01:49But now in Palawan, they sent three ships.

01:53Usually they go sort of one or maybe two at a time.

01:56So, taking three ships is sending a particular message of strength.

01:59The monster ship of China is no longer in the West Philippine Sea, according to Powell.

02:03But there is still a Shum ship of the China Coast Guard left here.

02:07One of them was pushed by the Philippine Coast Guard away from Zambales,

02:1195 nautical miles from the inland coast of the province.

02:15But it's still inside the EEZ or Exclusive Economic Zone of the Philippines.

02:19Your illegal activity will be reported to the higher authorities. Over.

02:23The ship of China was pushed away by the BRP Cabra

02:27on the other side of the Dambuhalang Alon there,

02:30which reaches 5 to 8 nautical miles.

02:32According to Powell, this is done by intrusive patrols by China,

02:37which is not illegal.

02:39It's just aggressive, right?

02:41So, what the Philippines has tended to do

02:44is to send out a ship or a plane or something just to monitor it.

02:47But according to the maritime law expert, Atty. J. Batong Bacal,

02:50the Philippines needs to convince other countries

02:54to take action against the United Nations.

02:56The UN did not take much action,

02:59because first of all, there are over 160 member countries.

03:02And second, many of them were influenced by China.

03:07Their approach to the Coast Guard vessels is a threat.

03:13This shows that they are really stealing the sea

03:19and they really want to subjugate it.

03:22Yesterday, Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo

03:26and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio personally talked

03:28about how to strengthen the alliance of the Philippines and America

03:32to support Rubio's so-called destabilizing actions of China

03:36in the South China Sea.

03:38The Armed Forces of the Philippines

03:40and the Southern Theater Command of China

03:42say that the Philippines is interfering in China's maritime rights

03:45when it joins patrols with America and Canada

03:48in the West Philippine Sea.

03:50The AFP said that the Philippines is not interfering.

03:53We are still trying to get a statement from its Chinese embassy.

03:57For GMA Integrated News, Jonathan Andal,

04:00for 24 Hours.

04:03Hundreds of children in Manila were buried

04:06as part of the celebration of the 30th anniversary

04:09of the Children's Museum.

04:11The head of the museum asked for a check-down

04:13to make the visitors happy.

04:15And from Manila, Katrina Son was able to find out.

04:20Katrina?

04:22Pia, hundreds of children were buried

04:25as part of the celebration of the 30th anniversary

04:28of the Children's Museum.

04:32Garden-themed floats, streets,

04:35and children holding their own flowers and leaves

04:39made from recycled materials.

04:42This is what can be seen in the parade of children

04:45that started at the National History Museum

04:47towards the Children's Museum.

04:50Up to 500 children from various barangays in Manila

04:54were involved in the activity.

04:56This is part of the celebration of the 30th anniversary

04:59of the Children's Museum,

05:01which has the theme of Isla Pambata

05:04or the unification of children from Luzon to Mindanao.

05:08They also aim to bring to the public

05:11the desire of children to have a garden in the museum.

05:15It's all about coming together,

05:17children and putting out there the need for a garden

05:22in Museo Pambata.

05:24So it's all about the flora and the fauna

05:27and try to bring back nature into this space.

05:30It's good for the environment.

05:32We can enjoy it more.

05:36We can play in the garden

05:39to make our bodies stronger.

05:42Our environment, the plants and the garden

05:47gives us more happiness.

05:50We are more exposed to nature.

05:53The program is full of singing and dancing.

06:00Pia, after the program,

06:02there will be interactive activities

06:05inside Museo Pambata.

06:08Here's the latest from Manila, Pia.

06:12Thank you very much, Katrina Son.

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