00:00The Philippine Navy's BRP Diego Silang faced five Chinese vessels from the People's Liberation Army
00:05Navy and China Coast Guard on August 22. The Navy's newest frigate was on its way to a
00:11point close to Escoda Shoal where it would meet with Australia's HMAS Supply and the United States
00:15Pacific Command's USS Santa Barbara. Before the Philippine Navy ship could issue a challenge,
00:21one of the Chinese ships issued its own challenge claiming Beijing's
00:24quote, indisputable sovereignty over Escoda Shoal.
00:51Rappler was one of two media groups that joined the week-long sail,
00:54part of the Philippines' 19th Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity.
00:58The Diego Silang replied with radio challenges of its own,
01:01asserting Philippine sovereignty and demanding they leave the area.
01:04The LA-Navy 536, this Philippine Navy Governor Vessel, FFG-7,
01:08we are conducting local routine maritime patrol within Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone
01:13and Kalayaan Island Group. We are proceeding to our planned drought.
01:18Stay clear from our passage in accordance with the pollution's regulations. Over.
01:22The Silang's commanding officer, Captain John Pierce Alcos, said the Chinese vessels tailed the
01:28Silang attempting to force a course change. There were five Chinese ships from the People's Liberation
01:34Army Navy and the Chinese Coast Guard who tried to outmaneuver and force us to deviate from our intended position.
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01:44then one of a few questions will come to observe multiple countries by becoming a novel and state of the
01:44US.
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