DND Sec. Teodoro - Dapat ituring na global threat sa kalakalan ang increasing aggression ng China sa bansa; depensa ng China: scripted ang pagkilos ng Pilipinas sa karagatan

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Pinatutsadahan ng China ang pahayag ni Defense Sec. Gilbert Teodoro na banta sa ating seguridad ang mga agresibong hakbang ng China. Sabi ng China, 'wag dapat magpagamit ang Pilipinas. Ang mga nakikisawsaw raw kasi na tila piyesa sa chess — maaaring maitswapwera kalaunan. Sagot diyan ng DFA: walang koneksyon ang anumang tunggalian ng mga makapangyarihang bansa.

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00:00On behalf of China, Defense Secretary Gilbert Eudoro allowed China's aggressive moves to our security.

00:08China said that the Philippines should not be used.

00:11And those who are fighting each other, who are like pieces in a chess, should be thrown out.

00:17The DFA replied that there is no connection of any alienation of the powerful countries.

00:22J.P. Soriano was shocked.

00:25Now we can see how the Trump administration implemented the America First foreign policy of America.

00:35It has allies who are in charge.

00:38But in the forum of the Strat Base Institute and the Japan Foundation Manila,

00:42it was announced that there are good signals that in the middle of the US President Trump's freeze on their foreign aid,

00:49some parts of their military assistance in the Philippines were still exempted.

00:55It means that there's a recognition within the US Department of State and Department of Defense

01:00that the military alliance and the US capacity building assistance to the armed forces of the Philippines is a critical national interest.

01:08One that can't wait for whatever process is ongoing right now to try to rationalize US foreign assistance.

01:17But some experts are not satisfied, especially the well-known transactional leader, Trump.

01:24Aside from the Philippine and China banks in the West Philippine Sea,

01:27there is also tension between our neighbor Taiwan and China.

01:33What if the United States signals to its allies in Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines

01:37that it is now their responsibility to handle regional security on their own?

01:44Once the deal is made, that's now your turn to take the rest of the responsibility.

01:51And that could be also mentioned to Taiwan.

01:54That is why the armed forces of the Philippines recognize that the time has come

01:59for the Philippines to be able to defend itself.

02:03At the end of the day, we should be able to independently be able to defend our sovereignty.

02:10Japan is urging the US to continue its defense and military cooperation with the Philippines.

02:17Having recognized this landscape surrounding the Japan-Philippines-US partnership,

02:24it is crucial that we approach the future with foresight and collaboration.

02:32We are listening attentively to the US Embassy.

02:35In an interview, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said that the Philippines and its allies

02:42China's plan to establish an air defense zone or limit freedom of flight in the South China Sea.

02:49This is the biggest threat to the security of the Philippines.

02:52China's increasing aggression in the occupied territories

02:56and should be considered a global threat, especially in the Middle East.

03:01Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that

03:03the Philippines' movements in the sea are scripted.

03:07It was written by external forces, broadcasted by Western media,

03:12and all of these are trying to embarrass China.

03:16Wang Yi added that any kind of aggression and provocation will backfire

03:22and all the other things that seem like pieces in a chess game will be lost.

03:28Wang Yi's statement was answered by DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo.

03:33It's being cast in the light of a strategic rivalry among the big powers

03:37when actually the issue is really an issue of Philippine interests

03:41and it's how it affects the Philippines.

03:43It has no connection to any kind of strategic rivalry among the big powers.

03:48For GMA Integrated News, J.P. Soriano.

03:52Tune in for 24 hours.

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DND Sec. Teodoro - Dapat ituring na global threat sa kalakalan ang increasing aggression ng China sa bansa; depensa ng China: scripted ang pagkilos ng Pilipinas sa karagatan | 24 Oras Weekend

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