ITO ANG PLANO NG PILIPINAS LABAN SA CHINA, PARA MAITULAK PALAYO SA PHILIPPINE EEZ
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Unang-una, ako yung nagagalak at natutuwa na naipasa po namin with bipartisan support.
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Ang PS Resolution No. 718, kinumbay na po namin ni Sen. Riz Altaveros.
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At yours truly ang aming dalawang panukalang resolution.
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And it is now adopted Resolution No. 79 of the Senate.
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So it is a Senate-adopted resolution.
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At ako yung natutuwa dahil lahat po kami nagkaisa.
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Alam mo naman, may ibang may gustong mga strategya
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kung paano itulak ang diplomasya at pagsecure ng ating West Philippine Sea.
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Pero isa lamang po ang layunin namin na magprotektahan namin, natin, ng ating bansa ang ating territorial waters.
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Kaya napakaganda nito, and I will read the title.
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We strongly condemn the continued harassment of Filipino fishermen
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and the persistent incursion in the West Philippine Sea
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by the Chinese Coast Guard and militia vessels
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and urging our government, the Philippine government,
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to take appropriate action in asserting and securing the Philippines' sovereign rights
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over its exclusive economic zone and continental shelf
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and to call on China to stop its illegal activities
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in accordance with the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea
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and the 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
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Ang kagandaan nito ay linagay po namin sa ating panukala o adopted resolution
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na ituloy ng gobyerno ang pagkikipagdiyalogolo sa China
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sa pagdating dito sa ating territorial waters.
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Pero kung hindi po sila pumalag, kung hindi po sila nakinig,
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kung hindi po sila nag-aksyon,
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meron po kaming limang hakbang na pwede nilang gawin
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para sa ganun ay pwede natin itulak to sa international forum.
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Number one, ang sabi namin po dito,
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pag hindi na sila nakinig at ilang daang ginatawag dating diplomatic protest
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ay ipinail na po natin sa kanila, wala pa rin silang imik.
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Number one, bringing international attention to China's harassment of Filipino fishermen
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in the Philippine EEC.
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So diakit namin ito sa international forum.
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It would be all discussions with ASEAN, APEC,
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lahat ng meetings po natin sa international community.
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Pangalawa, utilizing international forum to rally multilateral support
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in the enforcement of the Hague ruling.
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So tuwing magkakaroon po tayong meeting sa ASEAN, APEC, G40
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or whatever big summits natin ng mga imbitado ang Pilipinas.
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Hingi po natin sa kanila kanilang tulong
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para sa ganun ay gumawa po ng isang code of conduct
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para di magkakaroon ng ganito klaseng violations dito sa West Philippine Sea.
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We also are pushing for number three,
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engaging like-minded countries of various international organizations
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to call on China to respect the Hague ruling and UNCLOS.
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And of course number four, yun po yung filing of UN resolution
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sa United Nations General Assembly.
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And the fifth is all other strategies
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na pwedeng igamitin ng Department of Foreign Affairs
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which they deem appropriate and necessary.
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Ang malaga dito siguro, just to end this,
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ang malaga dito ay napakarami nang sumusuporta po sa atin.
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There are 16 countries in the EU, European Union.
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Kausap ko po ang presidente nila noong isang araw,
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President Thunder Lane,
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and she said that the EU is all full support
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on the Philippines' arbitral ruling by the PCA
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on the exclusive economic zone of our country.
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Ang sabi nga niya bilang isang taga-Europa,
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nakita po nila kung anong ginawa ng Russia sa Ukraine
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at pinasukan ng Russia ang Ukraine.
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Kaya galit na galit sila sa mga ganitong klaseng
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paggamit ng pwersa para pumasok sa isang lugar
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at angkinin ng isang bansa na hindi naman kanilang teritoryo.
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Kaya sila po ay sumusuporta sa atin.
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Pati na po India, na napakalapit sa China,
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meron po silang isang grupong samahan na tinatawag na BRICS.
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Hindi na po sila sumasang-ayon sa tinatawag na 9-line ng China
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na kinukuha nila at kinukup-kupo nila yung buong South China Sea
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hanggang Brunei, hanggang Vietnam,
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lalo-lalo na dito sa ating bansa sa Pilipinas.
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Sabi ko nga, mga kababayan,
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who in his logical mind,
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sino naman ang medyo matinong pag-iisip
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ang sasabihin na itong mga lugar na ito ay kanila
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na 80 nautical miles lamang po siya sa Pilipinas, mainland Palawan.
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Ang kanilang teritoryo ay 600 nautical miles.
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Babangkitin ko muli.
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600 nautical miles ang layo nila sa kanilang bansa.
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Dito ang mga teritoryo na inaangkin nila at gusto nilang kunin.
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So in any logical sense,
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hindi ito kanila.
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Ito po ang teritoryo ng ating bansa ng Pilipinas
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at dapat umalis na sila dito sa mga lugar na ito.
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But if they don't, then we should take all actions necessary
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diplomatically, in international fora
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to stand our case
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and expose all these violations of our neighbor in the North.
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Tamang sinabi ng ating mahal na Pangulo,
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foreign policy starts with him,
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and of course the Foreign Affairs Department.
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So ito naman po ay resolusyon na sense of the Senate lamang.
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Ito po ang apela namin sa ating administration,
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sa ating Pangulo, na dagdagan ang aksyon
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para malaman ng buong mundo
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kung ano ang mga violations pinagagawa ng China
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dito sa ating mga exclusive economic zone waters
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and the waters surrounding Palawan.
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Itong Sabina Shoals, two weeks ago,
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halos dalawang daan ang Navy,
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ang Coast Guard at militia ships
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na nag-ikot dun sa Sabina Shoals.
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Yan po ay mga 40 nautical miles lamang
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sa Malampaya natural gas plant natin.
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Aatin yun. 40 nautical miles.
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So kung nandito po yung Sabina Shoals,
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nandito po yung Malampaya, nandito po yung Palawan,
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palapit na palapit na po sila.
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Kung hindi po natin ipalaman, ipaalam sa buong mundo,
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paalam sa buong mundo, na lalo na silang lumalapit dito sa ating bansa,
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ay baka pagising natin nandoon na sila sa Palawan.
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So that is the most important.
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We need to push back.
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In other words, we need to push back these lines.
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Kasi palapit na palapit na sila.
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Pumupunta na rin sila sa Benham Rise.
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Benham Rise naka sa kabilang ano yan, ha?
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Pwesto ng Pilipinas yan, that's in the Pacific Ocean.
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Ang layo na nila noon.
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So we have to be careful and we have to be vigilant.
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We presented this to them,
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and Secretary Manalo did not object.
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Sabi niya magaganda itong mga options na ito,
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at pinaplano na po namin ang susunod natin hakbang and more.
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Kaya nung sila naglagay nitong number 5,
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to pursue other diplomatic modes.
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So meron po silang idadagdag na mga satihiya,
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na hindi ko lang mabanggit na yon,
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dahil ayaw po natin malaman ng kabilang bansa,
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na plano ng ating gobyerno.
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Para ma-vulgar po natin itong mga ibat-ibang violations
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na ginagawa ng China araw-araw dito sa mga lugar na ito.
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Alam mo, nakakatakot yan.
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Napakalapit na po yan sa mainland Palawan.
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Napakalapit na po yan sa Malampaya.
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We have to make sure that we do a pushback of these Chinese measures.
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Kasi kung hindi po natin ito ilalabas,
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panay diplomatic protest lang ang pinapadala natin,
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walang nakakaalam na may diplomatic protest sa ibang bansa.
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Hindi po alam ng asyan,
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hindi nila alam na araw-araw napapadala tayo ng diplomatic protest,
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hindi nila alam yan.
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Pero kung meron tayong international fora,
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na pinapakita natin itong ginawa nila,
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linayser tag tayo,
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hinaharang yung mga Coast Guard vessels natin,
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hinaharang yung supply ships papunta ng Ayungin Shoals
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para magpadala ng pagkain sa ating mga marines na nakastation dyan,
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eh dapat malaman nila.
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At siguro magagalit din po sila.
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At maawa naman po sila sa ating bansa.
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the Nine-Dash Line of China is a ludicrous proposal.
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Nakukunin talaga, sasakupin nila yung boom!
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Kung lahat ng boundary ng Pilipinas,
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Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia,
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tawag dito yung Vietnam,
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hanggang pataas dun sa kanila,
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na napakalayo nila.
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There's 600 nautical miles from that area.
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Maybe even farther.
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If you look at the southern part of Palawan,
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maybe 700 nautical miles from mainland China,
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which is Hainan province.
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Yan yung isla sa ilalim po ng China.
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Kung gagawin mo pa ang ano yan,
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hanggang mainland,
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abot pa ng mga 700-800 nautical miles yan sa layo.
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So, ang gusto po natin ay,
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itong mga lugar na ito,
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hindi namang inaangkin yan
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o sinasakupin ng Pilipinas
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for its exclusivity,
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but it's also for freedom of navigation.
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Because we believe in UNCLOS,
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we follow the rule of law,
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which means any ship
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can freely navigate in these waters.
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Magpapaalam lang po sila.
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Hindi yung pagdating po ng barco,
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you have to get away from this place
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because it is China's exclusive zone.
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Tinapaalis ka eh.
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Hindi tayo dapat ganun.
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Sa mga lugar na ito,
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that's supposed to be free and open access lanes
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under the UNCLOS.
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So, that is also what we're trying to push
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and I know for a fact,
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that many countries feel the same way.
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Whether it is the United States, Japan, South Korea,
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Australia, New Zealand, the ASEAN,
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and many European countries.
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Gusto po nila maging,
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itong mga area na ito ay
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freedom of navigation.
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Libre pong makadaan dyan
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na wala pong maghahara sa kanila,
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wala pong mangguli si kanila,
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wala pong aatake sa kanila.
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Push back these militia forces,
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militia units and coastguard units
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outside our very exclusive economic zone.
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Pag sinabi ko, very exclusive economic zone.
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That's within 100 nautical miles
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from the Philippine mainland.
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Mas malayo pang ang Pag-asa Island,
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which is a municipality of Palawan.
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Nandiyan na sila sa gitna.
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Nasa gitna na po sila ng Pag-asa Island.
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Nasa gitna na po sila
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at nandito na ang Palawan.
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Nalampasa na nga nila yung Pag-asa Island
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from intelligence sources.
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And you can quote,
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and you can interview military
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and the NICA about this.
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So, if we don't do anything about it,
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my dear friends, my kababayans,
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ang mangyayari dyan,
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paka biglang pag-ising natin,
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inangkot na na po nila yung Palawan.
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So, in other words,
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meron na tayo by law,
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itong area ng Pag-asa.
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lahat na sa gitna ng Pag-asa.
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Itong binigay po,
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inaward po sa atin
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ng UNCLOS at ng PCA.
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Pag-award ng PCA sa atin,
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isasang batas na po natin ito.
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Isasang batas na rather.
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Isasang batas na rather ito.
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Itong panukalang ito.
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it will strengthen our position
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in all other international fora.
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Remember that China did the same thing.
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Ginawa ng China yun.
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They passed a law
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ng 9-line is legally theirs.
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Can you imagine that?
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Eh ito, nasa teritoryo natin ito.
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Wala po tayong sinasakop na Malaysian teritoryo.
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Wala po tayong sinasakop na Vietnamese territoryo.
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This is only in the Philippines.
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Very exclusive economic zone.
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So we are fully supportive of this
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and this is a priority of the Senate.
