00:00The 6th Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity of the Philippines and 3 other countries became successful despite the presence of the Chinese Navy warships
00:11where President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. insisted that his policemen should remain in protecting the territory of the Philippines.
00:20Patrick Jesus of PTV Manila with the national news.
00:25Despite the limited use, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. insisted that his policemen should remain in protecting the territory of the Philippines.
00:36President R. Marcos Jr. insisted that his policemen should remain in protecting the territory of the Philippines.
00:47The three warships of the PLA Navy never entered our archipelagic waters.
00:54President R. Marcos Jr. insisted that his policemen should remain in protecting the territory of the Philippines.
00:58We are far from China, but our policy is that we will just continue to defend our sovereign territory and our territorial rights in the EEC.
01:15President R. Marcos Jr. insisted that his policemen should remain in protecting the territory of the Philippines.
01:21No matter what they do, even if our ships are bombed, even if they use water cannons, lasers, or anything to block us, the Philippines will always be there.
01:33We will always be there protecting our territory. We will always be there making sure our fishermen are able to exercise their sovereign rights.
01:45Meanwhile, different exercises were conducted this Wednesday by Philippine, American, Japanese, and Australian ships in the West Philippine Sea, particularly in the eastern part of Bajo de Macinloc.
01:59This is the sixth multilateral maritime cooperative activity between the countries.
02:06The Philippine Navy used its Multi-Role Guided Missile Frigate BRPO Serizal and the Search and Rescue Assets of the Philippine Air Force.
02:15HMAS Hobart, JS Akizuki in Japan, and USS Benfold of America were deployed for Australia.
02:23P-8A Poseidon Aircrafts of Australia and the United States were also deployed.
02:28According to the AFP, the interoperability of the countries was strengthened here.
02:34And the MMCA was in accordance with international law and was allowed to sail safely.
02:40There were warships of the PLA Navy of China that were monitored.
02:44But none of these did anything against the MMCA, which was successful.
02:50A joint aerial exercise was also conducted by the Philippines and America in the West Philippine Sea,
02:56where the two B-1 bomber aircraft of the US Pacific Air Force were also deployed.
03:01According to an expert, this will only show the continued support of the Philippine security partners, which is also a message to China.
03:11That's basically a signal from them that we should continue resisting Chinese coercive actions.
03:17The goal of China while supplying what we call gray zone tactics against the Philippines is to weaken our resolve.
03:28But this military exercises, the multilateral and the bilateral exercises are indications that you cannot basically win the Philippines away from the United States and its security partners.
03:43In addition, the US Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, had an introductory call with Defense Secretary Gebo Teodoro
03:50and discussed defense cooperation as part of the alliance of the United States and the Philippines,
03:56as well as the continued deterrence in the South China Sea.
04:00Hegseth and Teodoro also discussed strengthening the military strength of the Philippines
04:06and the continued commitment to the mutual defense treaty that is important in maintaining the safe and free Indo-Pacific.
04:14Reporting from People's Television Network, Patrick de Azuz for Balita Pambansa.
