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00:14 In his first zone, the President insisted that no part of the territory of the Philippines will be given to foreigners.
00:21 But there is still something to be done to ensure that,
00:24 especially since the relationship between the Philippines and other countries like China needs to be balanced.
00:29 This is what Rassy Pino's special report is about.
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00:37 I will not preside over any process that will abandon even one square inch of territory of the Republic of the Philippines to any foreign power.
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00:50 That statement is one of the biggest steps in the first State of the Nation Address of President Bongbong Marcos.
00:56 He will not give up, but the country's foreign policy is clear in friendship.
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01:05 In his first year, there was still a good diplomacy between the Philippines and China.
01:10 This January, President Marcos went to Beijing and they talked to Chinese President Xi Jinping.
01:16 Here, the Philippines and China agreed to establish a mechanism to avoid miscommunication and tensions in the West Philippine Sea.
01:23 A few months ago, the President went to the United States and met with U.S. President Joe Biden.
01:30 Aside from strengthening the relationship between the Philippines and the United States,
01:33 Biden also promised that the Philippines will defend itself in any attack.
01:38 According to the former Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, this is the right move of the President.
01:44 Because the country supported the decision of the arbitral tribunal, many countries have given support to the Philippines.
01:51 The joint patrol in the South China Sea was also discussed between the United States, the Philippines, Japan and Australia.
01:58 They're doing the right things, they're saying the right things, but it's time to walk the talk.
02:03 To walk the talk means get the gas in Reed Bank.
02:06 The most important issue facing us now is Malampaya will run out of gas.
02:13 Malampaya supplies 40 percent of the energy requirement of Luzon.
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02:22 But despite the President's talks with China, the incidents of harassment of our forces continue.
02:28 This February, the Chinese ship's laser fired at the Philippine Coast Guard
02:33 as a reason to experience the rapid spread of its crew.
02:37 There was also an incident of dangerous maneuvering of the Chinese Coast Guard ship
02:41 that hit the ships that were delivering supplies to the soldiers guarding Ayungin Shoal.
02:46 That's why the former Solicitor General and former Supreme Court Associate Justice Francis Hardileza
02:52 asked the Philippines to re-enter the arbitral tribunal due to China's continued violation of its decision.
02:58 The integrity of filing a case is up to us to decide.
03:04 We cannot be taken advantage of by other countries.
03:08 We do not have a concession to give to other countries.
03:14 What you are targeting in arbitration is called a legal victory.
03:19 It is not a moral victory. It is a legal victory.
03:22 Despite the violent movements of China in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard's patrol continues.
03:28 Whatever the actions of the police in the area, they will continue to act in the interest of the country's rights.
03:35 They are placing new buoys inside the exclusive economic zone of the country,
03:40 not only to help in navigation, but also to serve as sovereign markers of the Philippines.
03:45 It's very important for us to call them, to challenge them, and to remind them
03:50 that they are within the exclusive economic zone of our country.
03:53 For a maritime law expert, it is important that the administration's policy on the West Philippine Sea becomes clearer.
04:00 As the number of countries supporting the Philippines' victory in arbitral ruling increases,
04:04 the country's position against China is becoming more and more dominant.
04:07 Just like the enactment of the Maritime Zone Bill,
04:10 it is important to make it clear where our waters are, what its limits are, and what we are protecting.
04:18 No matter how deep, complicated, and complicated the issues in the West Philippine Sea are,
04:25 there are people like Jocelyn, a nurse and a permanent resident of Pagasa Island,
04:30 who are hoping that this will be resolved.
04:32 They are the ones who are directly experiencing the tensions in the area.
04:36 From Pagasa Island, they see the giant ships of China every day and night.
04:41 Despite the difficulty of arriving to the island, which is besieged by the Municipality of Calayaan,
04:45 she chose to live here permanently with her son and husband.
04:50 I fell in love with the people, with the place. It's also very beautiful, sir.
04:59 In fact, the islands and the bay should not be called as "battleships" in the West Philippine Sea
05:04 because the Arbitral Tribunal has already made a decision in favor of the Philippines.
05:08 It just needs to be gated and recognized.
05:11 And according to those who have been working on the issue for a long time,
05:14 it is one of the things to be mentioned and noticed in the President's zone.
05:19 For GMI Integrated News, Rafi Timan, for Tutok, 24 hours.
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