00:00The policy of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will change regarding the protection of the territory of the Philippines
00:06against the illegal possession of China's monster ship inside the exclusive economic zone of the country.
00:13The details are reported by Mary Ann Tolentino of IBC-13.
00:20The National Maritime Council continues to unite in the opposition of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
00:25to protect the sovereignty of the Philippines, particularly the West Philippine Sea, against China.
00:31The NMC promised that they will continue to uphold the rights of the country against the entry of Chinese vessels
00:38inside our Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone.
00:41This is also in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, or UNCLOS,
00:45and we hope to win the Arbitral Award.
00:48The President said first that his policy of protecting the territory of the country
00:54against the illegal possession of China's monster ship inside our oceans.
01:00The Philippine Coast Guard also issued a strict warning to BRP Teresa Magbanoa or MRRV 9701 in the West Philippine Sea,
01:09in accordance with the directive of the President to protect it.
01:12As far as the Coast Guard leadership is concerned, Admiral Lonnie Gilgaban expressed his commitment
01:18that the Philippine Coast Guard will carry out this kind of deployment
01:22and safeguard our maritime rights in the West Philippine Sea.
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