House Speaker Martin Romualdez, muling tiniyak ang proteksiyon ng mga mangingisda sa WPS sa harap...

House Speaker Martin Romualdez, muling tiniyak ang proteksiyon ng mga mangingisda sa WPS sa harap ng banta ng China

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00:00 While the fishermen were celebrating the National Day of the Fishermen,

00:03 House Speaker Martin Romualdez promised that the government will not neglect the Filipino fishermen.

00:10 In the middle of the China Strait, the entrants to the West Philippine Sea will be caught.

00:15 Bella Lesboras was surprised.

00:17 House Speaker Martin Romualdez cried under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

00:27 The government will continue to protect the Filipino fishermen against the Chinese.

00:35 Romualdez said this along with the National Fisherfolks Day,

00:40 which is a time when there are many challenges in the West Philippine Sea,

00:43 which is one of the main fishing spots of our countrymen.

00:47 According to House Speaker Martin Romualdez,

00:49 the President will do everything to take care of our fishermen who are just looking for a living in our exclusive economic zone.

00:58 Although China warned that they will catch foreign trespassers in their territories,

01:04 Romualdez insisted that the government will not neglect them,

01:08 especially the Chinese who are entering our maritime waters.

01:12 As part of the occasion, Gabriella Partilis and ACT Teachers Partilis joined a collective fishing expedition in the WPS.

01:22 Gabriella Partilis' representative Arlene Brosas said that they are united in the fight of fishermen against China

01:28 and that part of their activity is to defend our rights.

01:33 In a press conference, the Ateneto Coalition called for the joint support of the Filipino people for our fishermen.

01:42 They asked for peace and fish, fish, fish, peace in the West Philippine Sea.

01:48 You are fishermen, you are fishermen.

01:50 That is our water.

01:52 All that can support you, repair their boats, look for new motorbikes to buy,

01:59 we should now really emphasize the rich resource of our waters.

02:06 We in civil society, not only as activists but as consumers, people in media, let's help create an awareness.

02:17 We do not look at our fishermen as objects of pity.

02:21 Solidarity means not only pity and help, but there is a lot of potential and importance.

02:27 But they need support to overcome the barrier.

02:31 The Ateneto Coalition is now planning a new mission in the West Philippine Sea.

02:37 But they are still working on the details.

02:40 Melalas Moras for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.