PH considering aerial resupply trips to evade China's water cannons — official | ANC
Headstart: The Philippines is considering aerial missions to resupply its military outpost in Ayungin Shoal, the BRP Sierra Madre, to evade China's aggressive maneuvers such as the use of water cannons, an official said Tuesday.
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Okay, so what is the Philippine government planning with Ayungin Shoal?
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Every time we have a resupply mission or even humanitarian assistance with fishermen,
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the Philippines experiences water cannons from Chinese vessels.
00:17.0
Is there another plan?
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Yes, there is. Since the last resupply mission to Ayungin,
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the president has directed for certain adjustments,
00:29.5
which I cannot disclose for national security reasons.
00:33.7
But we are going to make certain adjustments to our resupply mission.
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There is an operational mix that is available to us.
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We can do other types of resupply other than a naval resupply.
00:48.4
We can do an airdrop.
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We can do other just to be able to resupply our troops
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We can keep BRP Sierra Madre in working condition.
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So those adjustments, of course, are there so that we are no longer placed
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in a difficult position when we do our resupply missions.
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But the objective of China is, of course, to intimidate us,
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utilize scare tactics, but we will not be deterred.
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We will do what is necessary to keep...
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We will do what is necessary to keep our troops supplied.
01:29.0
Other than supply, are we rehabilitating Ayungin Shoal?
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Maybe I'll answer that question, Karen, with a simple answer.
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BRP Sierra Madre is not going anywhere.
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If the Chinese think that it's going to fade into the sea anytime soon,
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It is being maintained
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by the Philippine government.
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It is our advanced detachment.
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It is our military installation
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to ensure that Ayungin Shoal continues to be
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an occupied feature of the Philippines.
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And it's not going anywhere.
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I know that the Philippine government has set aside budget
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to actually rehabilitate Kalayaan.
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Where are we when it comes to that?
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Well, the Kalayaan,
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the Philippine island group is a large local government unit legally.
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It's centered on Pag-asa Island.
02:33.9
And if I just visited there a month ago or two,
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together with National Security Advisor Eduardo Año,
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to inaugurate the Philippine Coast Guard Station,
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the new Philippine Coast Guard Station.
02:46.9
So you'd be surprised how much development has happened in Pag-asa Island.
02:51.6
The runway, for example,
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has been extended
02:54.5
and can now accommodate larger aircraft.
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The port is undergoing rehabilitation
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and a lot of development has taken place.
03:03.6
Many of the roads have been concreted.
03:05.3
So it's a thriving community as much as we can.
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You know, it's in the middle of the South China Sea.
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So there are limits, of course,
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to the development that we can do.
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But we're very thankful to Congress
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that in the 2024 General Appropriations Act,
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a substantial amount of money,
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more than in the past years have been given,
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allocated for the development of Pag-asa Island
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and our other eight other occupied features
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in the West Philippine Sea.
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