00:00 On the return of the BRP Laguna that undertook a resupply mission in Pagasa Island,
00:06 this is the story of how they were attacked by the Chinese Navy Warship.
00:12 Joseph Mono is the reporter.
00:14 The BRP Laguna arrived this morning and delivered new supplies to Pagasa Island last week.
00:25 He will tell you how the Chinese Navy Warship 600 was attacked from a distance of 600 yards.
00:32 It is the closest to China to our ship.
00:35 It was followed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
00:38 It is not only the resupply mission that the Philippine Navy ships are doing.
00:43 The ships like this of the Philippine Navy are expected by residents of Pagasa Island
00:48 to go there or to return here to Puerto Princesa.
00:53 According to the Western Command, they will usually shuttle residents using their ships.
00:59 But this attack is still going on, especially not only the Chinese Navy ships
01:03 but also those in the West Philippine Sea,
01:06 even those who are leading the fishing boats or the Chinese militias.
01:10 The other day, the technology used by the maritime security expert Ray Powell
01:16 was used to track the Chinese militias in Sabina Shoal, which is near Recto Bank in the Exclusive Economic Zone or EEZ of the Philippines.
01:24 The two Philippine Coast Guard ships were also there.
01:27 It looked like they were rafted up at Sabina Shoal.
01:30 And so I expect that's probably what the Philippine Coast Guard was interested in
01:35 when I saw two of their ships out at Sabina Shoal within the last 48 hours.
01:42 When I went to Pagasa Island, I saw the Chinese Coast Guard very close to the end of our runway
01:49 and around it, there were many Chinese militias.
01:52 So that's what we call China should respect our Exclusive Economic Zone.
02:01 They should not block our fisher folks. We are not really letting them leave.
02:07 Browner said that some security analysts favor the idea of the Philippine and American civil missions to Pagasa Island.
02:16 That would be very good.
02:18 For GMA Integrated News, Joseph Morong, Katutok 24 Horas.
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