• 3 months ago
Gutom at nagkasakit na ang mga tauhan ng BRP Teresa Magbanua dahil sa kawalan ng pagkain at malinis na tubig habang nagbabantay sa Escoda Shoal. Lugaw na lang ang kanilang kinakain at umiinom na sila ng tubig mula sa aircon.


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Transcript
00:00BRP Teresa Magbanwa's people are now hungry and sick because of the lack of food and clean water while they were guarding Escoda Shoal.
00:11They are just eating porridge and drinking water from the aircon.
00:16My report, Joseph Morong.
00:20One and a half kilo of rice is enough for 63 people.
00:25This is how poor the situation of the people of BRP Teresa Magbanwa has become
00:30within almost a month before Puerto Princesa Palawan was able to return yesterday.
00:34It's just rice porridge.
00:36Do you have pepper?
00:37Yes, sir. Pepper and salt, sir, since that's the only thing we were left with.
00:42We have friends who are starving, their stomachs are rumbling at night.
00:47What do you do at night?
00:49Nothing, sir. I just sleep and rest, sir.
00:52They also ran out of drinking water, so aside from the seawater that the fresh water generator uses,
00:58they also drink water from the rain and aircon.
01:02The water from our air-conditioning unit, sir, the condensed water there, sir.
01:06We prefer the one in the air-conditioning unit, sir.
01:09And the one in the rain, sir.
01:11Compared to the filter?
01:13It tastes like a swimming pool, then it's salty.
01:16Because of the limited water and food, some of the people of Magbanwa are now sick.
01:20It's getting worse. Their bowel movements are really different.
01:23If we stay there longer, maybe more people will get sick.
01:27The most dangerous situation for the China Coast Guard is the Magbanwa on August 31.
01:32This is the wreck that BRP Teresa Magbanwa destroyed when the China Coast Guard bombed our ship on August 31.
01:40It's in this engine room.
01:42For us, it's dangerous if this will hit or damage the ship.
01:49If the cooling system is gone, our engine won't run.
01:52What if this is the cause, sir?
01:54Dead on the water. They have a reason to salvage us.
01:57Because we are dead on the water, they can pull us.
02:02For now, the people of Magbanwa are getting better.
02:05If ever, they are ready to return to Escoda Shoal.
02:09As Pinoy, sir, we can do it.
02:13Why?
02:15This is not only for the Philippines, but also for the whole world.
02:20Because what we are implementing there is international law.
02:24The China Coast Guard called for Magbanwa to leave Escoda Shoal.
02:29But the Philippine Coast Guard needed to leave the ship because of the bad weather.
02:33And to cure the sick crew and fix the wreck of the ship.
02:38We are just repositioning our own vessels.
02:41We have constant monitoring.
02:43We are using different centers, different methods.
02:47There are ships, airplanes, and others that I cannot mention.
02:52Rest assured, our features will remain with us.
02:57With the help of the bilateral consultation mechanism last week,
03:00China told the Philippines to remove the ships from Escoda Shoal.
03:05But according to the National Maritime Council,
03:07We did not withdraw.
03:08And this was not agreed upon during the last BCM.
03:13We were firm during the meeting in Beijing.
03:16Our BFA stated that our presence will be maintained in the show.
03:23Joseph Morong reporting for GMA Integrated News.
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