Pagkasira ng halos lahat ng mga coral sa Escoda Shoal, tinawag ng isang eksperto na "ecological disaster" | Saksi - video Dailymotion

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00:00Before the witness, an expert from the University of the Philippines called it an ecological disaster.

00:07What's happening to the corals in Escoda Shoal.

00:10The best inflatable boats in the Philippines and China went there.

00:15The PCG and the experts were there.

00:18The witness is Jun Venaracion.

00:25How many times did it hit?

00:31There's another chance, you're almost there.

00:37Answer using the megaphone.

00:40This is China Sea.

00:43China Coast Guard, this is Philippine Coast Guard.

00:45We are with the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone.

00:47We are conducting a maritime duty search activity.

00:49Please keep clear of us.

00:50This is China Sea, China Sea.

00:56On June 4, the China Coast Guard and the Philippine Coast Guard raided Escoda Shoal or Sabina Shoal.

01:04This is China Coast Guard.

01:06This is China Sea.

01:08See you here immediately.

01:10See you here.

01:13China Coast Guard, this is Philippine Coast Guard.

01:16We are conducting a marine scientific research activity.

01:19Please keep clear of us for safety.

01:22You are within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone.

01:25The raid started when the China Coast Guard tried to stop the marine scientific research

01:30of the experts from the University of the Philippines brought by the PCG.

01:35The China Coast Guard is investigating the reclamation activities of the area.

01:39While the Philippine Coast Guard's BRP Cabra was approaching,

01:43the Chinese Coast Guard's Vessar 3303 was shadowed by the government's monitoring.

01:51Since June 1, this ship has been deployed around Sabina Shoal.

01:57Our boats are outnumbered.

02:00As you can see, they have four Coast Guards and many rubber boats.

02:05They also sent speed boats.

02:09We were certainly worried for our welfare.

02:16There was a time when the three of us were already in the water

02:21and the Chinese Coast Guard wanted to get closer.

02:27But we were already in the water.

02:31After a long chase, two Chinese helicopters were spotted.

02:35The Chinese Navy also deployed two of these hovercrafts.

02:39With the power of the machine, it can now hit the ribs, especially the rubber boats.

02:45This is the first time that the PCG has documented that the CCG has deployed hovercrafts.

02:51This is just an action for China to intimidate our marine scientists

02:56to stop what they are doing here in the squadron.

02:59There is no reason for China to say that their PCG operation is legitimate.

03:07When the marine scientists finished their work that day,

03:10they quickly returned to BRP Teresa Magbanua.

03:14Finally, China's big ship.

03:19The next day, June 5, more assets were deployed by China, including their speed boats.

03:26But the investigation continued, where the dead corals swam,

03:30as well as the wide beaching to cure the earthquakes.

03:34If it doesn't recover, it will die.

03:37It's like a human, you will faint, you will get chills.

03:42But you can recover.

03:44But you may not recover.

03:47The investigation in Bahura was limited.

03:50But the experts found

03:52What we found on the first day,

03:55the bleaching was too extensive.

03:58To the extent that what we saw, what we documented across all the area that we swam,

04:03almost 100% of the corals were dead.

04:06And I think that if we were given time,

04:09I predict that the majority or almost all of the shallow water of the Escoda Shoal are now dead.

04:17Given the trend, that's really an ecological disaster.

04:21They also saw the recent research activities of China there.

04:26We know that China is doing a lot of activities there.

04:32They have something to do in that place,

04:35that's why they are doing a lot of studies in that place.

04:39The Sabina Shoal is more than 70 nautical miles away from the mainland Palawan.

04:43It's in Katubigandig.

04:45It's in the ocean of Kalayaan Island Group,

04:48where the Ayungin Shoal and BRT Sierra Madre are also located.

04:52The same is the case with Pagasa Island.

04:54The ship of the China Coast Guard and the Chinese Militia was seen in Pagasa Island on June 6,

04:59in the hands of the passengers of the modern ship Balangay,

05:02which is carrying out a medical mission on the island.

05:05In Ayungin Shoal, the AFP repeatedly said that China is stealing supplies

05:12for the troops in Sierra Madre on May 19.

05:15And on that day as well.

05:17In the middle of the medical evacuation mission,

05:20to evacuate one person of the BRT Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal,

05:24the Philippine soldiers were repeatedly harassed by the China Coast Guard.

05:29We were subjected to a dangerous maneuver,

05:31even ramming of the Chinese Coast Guard rubber boats

05:35and the dangerous maneuver of the Chinese Coast Guard vessel.

05:39The soldiers were successfully taken to the hospital,

05:42where they are in good condition.

05:44The PCG of Barbaric and Inhumane called the China Coast Guard.

05:48The Chinese Foreign Ministry replied that they will allow the evacuation of personnel

05:54and delivery of supplies to the Philippines in the BRT Sierra Madre.

05:58But construction materials are not allowed.

06:01We are trying to get the DFA's permit.

06:04Two Chinese Navy ships were seen in Basilan Strait,

06:07behind Santa Cruz Island in Zamboanga City yesterday.

06:11According to the AFP,

06:12they sent a ship to monitor and issue a standard challenge to the Chinese ships.

06:18According to the Chinese,

06:20they only do normal navigation from Timor-Leste to Dalian, China.

06:27Basilan Strait is not known as an international sea lane,

06:30that is why the ships are allowed to pass through other countries.

06:34But the AFP is still monitoring what is happening in all of our maritime zones.

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