00:00 House Speaker Martin Romaldes is in lockstep with the President/Commander-in-Chief in seeking
00:04 consensual inputs from his generals and national security officials before making his decision
00:10 on the Chinese Coast Guard's hosing down of their Filipino counterparts in the high seas
00:15 over the weekend.
00:16 Hence, the President cast his lot standing by his generals in the greater interest of
00:20 the Filipino people and for defending our sovereign rights on what is clearly Philippine
00:25 territory China insists is theirs but not in accordance with international law.
00:30 Just like the President stressed way back, the government is not giving up its crusade
00:34 to lay claim and recover the disputed maritime territories with the President showing and
00:39 leading the way in pushing back and persistently laying claim to the nation's maritime assets.
00:45 For his part, House Committee Chair on National Security and Defense Raul Tupas said China's
00:50 hose-down action was nothing short of brazen and urged China to sit down with the Philippines
00:55 and find ways to ultimately resolve the issue.
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