00:00 The two ships that delivered supplies to the BRP Sierra Madre also returned safely to Palawan.
00:08 It was a happy meeting for them.
00:11 Let's watch the live coverage of Joseph Morong from Palawan.
00:16 Joseph?
00:17 Mel, it was a happy meeting but it was serious.
00:23 AFP Western Command Commander Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos answered,
00:28 "The Chinese were too stingy to let us go, so we were allowed to resupply."
00:34 It was a happy evening when we saw the two resupply boats from the sea that was carrying Palawan.
00:45 They were just returning from the BRP Sierra Madre in Uyngin Shoal
00:49 where they successfully delivered the new food and gas supplies that had been waiting for a month.
00:56 They also delivered the soldiers who will be replaced to guard the wrecked ship.
01:01 This is one of the resupply boats that was successfully delivered the supplies to the BRP Sierra Madre in Uyngin Shoal yesterday.
01:10 They left on Monday and on their way back, they were riding on some soldiers with high morale.
01:16 Aside from the personal greetings of the officers of the Western Command,
01:20 they were also greeted with pizza and ice cream for snack.
01:23 Some of the soldiers here were half of the force of the Philippine Navy that was left in the BRP Sierra Madre.
01:29 They were the riders of one of the two supplies that was not able to cross the Uyngin Shoal
01:34 when the Chinese Coast Guard bombed the water in August 5.
01:37 We're happy that they are safely back. That's the important thing.
01:41 We're extra happy. Maybe those who have a big smile, those who extended and finally are here, finally can go home.
01:49 The soldiers who were destined to the BRP Sierra Madre are volunteers and they were replaced for a month.
01:55 We have enough food, water, internet. You can watch Netflix.
02:00 According to the Western Command, the administrative work of the Armed Forces is to maintain the wrecked BRP Sierra Madre
02:09 because it is inside the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Philippines.
02:13 It is within our jurisdiction and it is also based on the 2016 Arbitral Ruling.
02:17 We're staying there. We're deploying people there.
02:19 The Western Command also answered the Chinese's request that they only allowed the entry of resupply boats in the name of humanity.
02:27 We don't need permission because the law has already provided us the authority to exercise jurisdiction over that area.
02:37 That's why the rotation and resupply missions like the ones that were done in Uyngin were continued yesterday by the Task Force for the West Philippine Sea.
02:45 Long live the Philippines!
02:48 Mel, in fact, there is another resupply mission that was launched last night in another occupied area of the Philippines.
03:02 Thank you very much, Joseph Mono.
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