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But how far do you think the U.S. would go to protect or defend the Philippines?
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Well, I'm going to tell you this.
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I haven't been in the United States for some time now,
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and not only as the ambassador, but even before that.
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I have never seen the seriousness of our relationship
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in the sense that everything is being, all things considered,
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both sides of the aisle, meaning the Republicans and the Democrats
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all are together with us when it comes to the arbitral award that we are given
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and that they are definitely against any kind of aggressive behavior coming from China.
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I'll ask about something very specific,
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because Secretary Blinken actually mentioned in his statement
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that the U.S. is going to protect the Philippines.
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Including those of its Coast Guard.
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So, it means that if our Coast Guard is attacked by an armed attack,
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we don't want that to happen.
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But if that happens, a lot of people will ask,
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would the United States actually go to war over something like this with China?
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You know, going to war is probably not the right word for it.
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The United States will make good their commitment to us
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that if in the event that,
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if anyone of our, like the Coast Guard, for instance, is harmed
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or anyone gets killed or anything,
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that is enough for the invocation of the Mutual Defense Treaty.
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But we're trying to avoid that completely.
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What our Defense Department has said,
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we're using maximum restraint in every way we can
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because we're still hopeful that our friends
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or our neighbor to the North will come to their senses
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that there is no need to go into this aggressive behavior.
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But we will continue to do what we're doing,
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which is to supply our soldiers who are in the Sierra Madre,
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in the U.N. Shoal,
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and for the rest of the other territories that we feel is within our rights.
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So far, given the realities now,
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because China is actually pushing the envelope,
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but within the bounds of what is acceptable
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before that escalates into,
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I'm talking about the water cannon attacks on our vessels.
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What are the plans for that?
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And how exactly can we,
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what kind of help can we get from our allies like the United States?
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Let's not speculate on what kind of help.
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The bottom line really is,
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while we are praying and hoping that it will never come to that,
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for me and for many of our countrymen,
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I think we can be assured of the fact that the United States
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is not going to back down on their word.
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And I'm quite comfortable with that one
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because every single day that I am in Washington, D.C.,
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and every meeting that I have,
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it is a serious concern.
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It is something that the United States,
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I have never seen this type of attention
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that is being given to this type of situation that we're in right now.
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Not only manifested by all these visits coming from high officials,
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but the fact that we are continuing to have conversations
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on how we can avoid any real conflict,
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but at the same time,
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being firm with our commitments for the Mutual Defense Treaty.
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pakilike at share na lang po
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para mas paraya pong makakita at makapanood.
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Kung gusto nyo po makibalita,
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follow nyo na rin po ako sa aking mga social media accounts
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Pwede rin po kayo magpadala ng super thanks,
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super likes, super chat,
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at super stickers sa YouTube,
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saka Facebook stars po.
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Alam nyo po, malayo po mararating ito
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para makagawa po kami ng mas maraming video
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na makatutulong po
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sa pagpapakataon.
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Makalat ng tamang impormasyon
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para sa bawat Pilipino.
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Kada like, subscribe, follow, at share
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ay pagsuporta po sa tunay na independent journalism sa bansa.
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Maraming maraming salamat po.
