President Marcos reaffirmed his administration's firm stand on the West Philippine Sea, declaring that the Philippines has never yielded its territory and will continue to defend its sovereignty. (Video courtesy of PCO | FB)
00:00Puntahan ko po ang West Philippine Sea. Sinabi po ni Commodore J. Tariela na ang dapat na susunod na Pangulo ng Pilipinas ay dapat ipagpatuloy po ang inyong polisiya sa West Philippine Sea.
00:13And then in February, you said, Filipinos do not yield. How do you want history to remember the Marcos policy sa West Philippine Sea?
00:25We did not yield. We continue to protect the sovereignty of the Republic. We continue to defend the territory of the Republic. And we continue to protect and defend the people of the Republic.
00:40Hindi naman tayo nakikapag-away. Pero huwag niyong binabanga yung mga manging isda. Hindi ba? Huwag niyong kami hinaharang doon sa teritoryo namin. Ipaglalaban talaga namin yan.
00:53Because kung ibigay mo yan, ibigay mo ng, like they say, you give them an inch, they'll take a mile. So you cannot allow it even the one inch.
