00:00 Meanwhile, more than 30 ships of China
00:02 crossed the Manatag Shoal
00:04 before the delivery of supplies there by a civilian group.
00:08 Their mission was assured by the Philippine Coast Guard
00:11 that they will be safe.
00:12 Joseph Moro was there.
00:14 The Philippines are now preparing to supply gasoline and supplies
00:20 to the fishermen in Bajo de Masinloc
00:22 or Manatag Shoal of our group.
00:25 The boyars will also be there to show that
00:29 the Philippines is an exclusive economic zone or EEZ.
00:32 That's on Wednesday, but for now,
00:35 six ships of the China Coast Guard
00:39 and about 30 Chinese maritime militia vessels were spotted there
00:42 according to satellite images
00:44 found by the group of maritime experts, Ray Powell.
00:47 It's likely that
00:49 there are many ships being blocked by China in the Iung-in Shoal
00:52 when there's a resupply mission there.
00:54 But our group is not afraid.
00:58 The Chinese presence in Manatag is a sign
01:01 that civilians need to be used as targets
01:05 in the militarization of China.
01:07 The government explained that this has nothing to do with the walk
01:10 of our group in Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal.
01:14 However, the Philippine Coast Guard assured
01:17 that the mission will be safe.
01:19 As Filipinos, if they want to sail here,
01:21 that's their right.
01:23 Again, in the Coast Guard,
01:26 we just have to ensure that they are safe.
01:28 I hope China will just ignore
01:30 this kind of nature
01:33 of this civilian mission.
01:36 And I hope they won't do
01:39 whatever they're planning.
01:41 More than 40 Chinese ships were spotted
01:45 in Sabina Shoal since April 16,
01:47 including six Chinese navy ships
01:50 and four Chinese coast guard ships.
01:52 Sabina or Skoda Shoal is located
01:54 in the northern coast of the Philippines.
01:56 It is located in the middle of the Palawan mainland
01:58 and is also part of the Philippines' Aegean Sea.
02:00 Chinese researchers also noticed
02:03 that they were measuring.
02:05 The corals that were found there
02:08 were used to make artificial islands.
02:12 The same was done in the Panganiban Reef in 1995.
02:16 The Philippine Coast Guard is still investigating
02:18 how it was found.
02:20 But in an academic journal of Chinese scientists,
02:22 the use of dead corals
02:24 in artificial islands in Spratlys was also mentioned.
02:27 The characteristic of the poros
02:30 that they showed in their academic journal
02:33 is similar with what we saw
02:37 in San Dikes and also in Skoda Shoal.
02:41 It means that they have a type,
02:44 they have a hollow tube
02:46 that they put underneath there.
02:48 And from there, they use that to throw the crashed corals.
02:55 But a month ago,
02:57 the Philippine Coast Guard's largest ship,
02:59 BRP Teresa Magbanwa,
03:01 was not formed in the area.
03:03 We are still asking for confirmation from China
03:06 if they are the ones who are collecting
03:08 the dead corals in the area,
03:09 but for the Philippine Coast Guard.
03:11 The Chinese government was prevented
03:13 in continuing this small-scale reclamation.
03:16 It is important to the Philippine Coast Guard
03:18 and the AFB Western Command
03:20 before pushing the shoal for resupply.
03:23 If the Chinese will be very successful
03:27 in carrying out this kind of reclamation
03:30 and then converting this once again
03:32 to another naval base or something,
03:35 it will be very difficult for the armed forces
03:38 of the Philippines and the Philippine Coast Guard
03:40 to do the resupply mission.
03:42 The government is trying to increase the number of places
03:45 occupied by the Philippines.
03:47 For GMA Integrated News, Joseph Morong,
03:49 for Tutok 24 Horas.
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