Bagong aircraft ng PAF mula U.S., makatutulong sa pagbabantay sa teritoryo ng bansa

Bagong aircraft ng PAF mula U.S., makatutulong sa pagbabantay sa teritoryo ng bansa;  PCG, iimbestigahan ang pagkasira ng bahura sa West PH Sea

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00:00 The Philippine Air Force will be even stronger in guarding the West Philippine Sea.

00:05 This is followed by new equipment from the United States.

00:08 Bea Bernardo has the report.

00:10 The third aircraft of the country from the United States has been turned over to the Philippine Air Force.

00:21 Defense Secretary Gilberto Chudoro Jr. himself was the first to turn over the ceremony to Clark Air Base in Pampanga.

00:27 The Cessna C-208B Grand Caravan Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Aircraft

00:34 is known for its flexibility that can operate up to 5 hours in the air.

00:39 It is part of the US$33 million US grant in the Philippines.

00:43 According to the Armed Forces of the Philippines,

00:46 it will greatly help in guarding our territories.

00:50 This aircraft will boost our capability of patrolling our maritime seas.

00:57 The two units arrived in the country first in 2017.

01:01 In the AFP's review of the list of assets for the Horizon 3 modernization program,

01:07 Bronner said that since the strategic direction of the country has changed in protecting our territory,

01:13 their requested assets will also change,

01:16 and the priority is to guard our Sharmna feature in the West Philippine Sea.

01:21 It is expected that before the year ends, the list will be finalized.

01:26 We have to build up our capabilities as soon as possible.

01:29 So this cannot be delayed.

01:31 And we are working day and night to try to establish our own systems.

01:40 In addition to coral destruction in the Rizal Reef and Escoda Shoal,

01:44 the Philippine Coast Guard noted that the corals here are almost lifeless.

01:48 They also noticed that the corals were returned to the sea.

01:52 This is now being investigated by the agency.

01:55 The Philippine Coast Guard is coordinating with the UPMSI to help us to evaluate what is the reason

02:02 why the corals in this vicinity died and also to get a sample of the corals that they dumped.

02:12 And why did it turn white.

02:15 The defense chief said that they are now validating the incident and that the Philippine action will depend on this.

02:22 China is now behind the destruction of the corals.

02:26 According to the arbitral court, that is a violation of an international treaty, the destruction of maritime life.

02:32 Particularly if the coral destruction is a cause of or used for reclamation of artificial islands.

02:43 The Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines also admitted that the government is calling on the officials

02:49 to be responsible and to avoid activities that will harm our marine environment.

02:56 Bea Bernardo for the Morning Show ng Bayan, Rise and Shine, Philippines.