00:00The Philippine Coast Guard clarified that the China Coast Guard monster ship was found 55 nautical miles away from the Philippine territory.
00:08According to PCG Spokesperson Commodore J. Tariella, the China Coast Guard ship was found to be 165 meters long.
00:16But even though it was not yet 12 nautical miles away from the Philippine territory, it was still in the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines.
00:24That is why the PCG deployed a ship to monitor the Chinese ship.
00:28According to PCG, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved and supported the addition of a sea vehicle
00:37that can be used not only for patrolling the West Philippine Sea, but also for search and rescue operations whenever calamities occur.
00:48There are also aircraft, Sir Erwin, that were included in the acquisition plan of the Coast Guard this year.
00:56There are also plans to have fixed aircraft that can be used for reconnaissance to patrol the West Philippine Sea better.
