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kung anong mahal mo, diba?
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Huhugo tayo dito ngayon, diba?
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Parang lang yan pag-ibig, diba?
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Kung may mahal kang bagay,
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mahal natin ang Pilipinas,
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mahal ng Presidente ang Pilipinas.
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You have to protect.
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What you love, what you own.
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At kung may nang bubuli sa'yo,
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sabi nga ng colleagues natin, diba?
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May mga aagaw, siyempre,
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lalo ng mga babae dito,
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alam nyo, lalabas yung katapangan nyo, diba?
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But you fight for what is yours,
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and that's what the President is doing.
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kalaban ang katiwalian at kasinungalingan,
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kakampi sa katotohanan at kabutihan.
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Masyado akong natatapangan sa Presidente natin sa mga desisyon niya.
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Pero siyempre, desisyon niya yan eh.
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Kung sa tingin niya, yun ang maganda para sa bansa,
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eh bakit ko naman siya kukontrahin?
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Ito ang pananaw ni Sen. Robin Padilla
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sa mga hakbang ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
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para tugunan ang dansyon sa West Philippine Sea.
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Kasunod ito ng pakikipagtulungan ng Pilipinas sa ibang bansa,
01:54.5
gaya ng Maritime Cooperative Activity,
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kasama ang Australia, United States,
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Ganoon din ang Trilateral Leaders Summit ng Pilipinas,
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kung saan dumipensa ang China
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sa naging payag ni US President Joe Biden
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at sinabing hindi ito magpapatinag sa Mutual Defense Treaty.
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Tingin ng Sen. mas lumalala umano
02:13.0
ang tensyon sa West Philippine Sea
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kumpara sa panahon ni dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.
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Ayon sa Sen. dapat sa mga kalapit na bansa
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humihingi ng tulong ang Pilipinas.
02:23.5
Nagiimbita na tayo ng mga kapitbahay natin
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galing sa malalayong lugar.
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Na sana, inayos muna natin yung mga kapitbahay natin.
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Pwede naman tayong humihingi ng saklolo doon sa ASEAN
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kasi yun ang ngalapit sa atin.
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My question po is,
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Sen. Robin Padilla,
02:45.5
I think, earlier this month,
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said something na
02:49.5
natatapangan daw po siya masyado sa approach ni Pangulo
02:54.5
sa pagdating po sa West Philippine Sea issue.
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sinabi po niya yun
02:59.4
during the trilateral meeting.
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So, bilang fellow lawmakers,
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do you share his sentiment?
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Masyado nga po bang matapang
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or tama lang po given the situation?
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Well, I would like to say,
03:18.4
hindi naman matapang si President Bongbong Marcos.
03:23.4
I think what's happening now,
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or what happened,
03:27.4
is that President Bongbong Marcos
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is a product of his output
03:31.4
or a product of his effectiveness
03:33.4
in foreign policy and diplomacy
03:36.4
with our friends and allies.
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So, it's only natural
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that when you have a very progressive leader
03:47.4
such as President Bongbong Marcos,
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our allies will come to our aid.
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And I think what happened in the West Philippine Sea,
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the joint exercise with the Philippine government,
03:59.4
the United States of America and Japan,
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is just a show of solidarity.
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So, it's not really matapang ang stand namin.
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When it comes to President Bongbong Marcos,
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he made it very clear to the world
04:13.4
that we have friends.
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I think what is important than reality is truth.
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So, the truth of the matter is,
04:26.4
when it comes to the issue of West Philippine Sea,
04:29.4
it has already been decided
04:31.4
by the UNCLOS Arbitral Tribunal.
04:34.4
And we've seen for the past several years
04:36.4
the bullying tactic of China
04:39.4
in terms of asserting their rights
04:42.4
within the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines.
04:46.4
So, ang pagbubuli po niyan,
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the answer to that,
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pag kayo ay binubuli,
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binubuli hindi po pagtiklok,
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I think the President also exert that,
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being the Commander-in-Chief
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as well as the foreign architect of our country,
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he has asserted that right
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and we have to support that.
05:10.4
And not only do we need to support
05:12.4
that stand of the President,
05:14.4
Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos, Jr.,
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we don't only share that among ourselves,
05:20.4
but it is also being viewed
05:22.4
by the international community,
05:24.4
the importance of the Philippines
05:26.4
in the issue of Indo-Pacific region.
05:30.4
being the architect of our foreign policy,
05:33.4
kailangan din niya
05:43.4
over our exclusive economic zone
05:47.4
and as well as to make the Philippines relevant
05:49.4
in the world over.
05:50.4
I think that we have to think about
05:53.4
how Philippines can be a partner
05:55.4
and can be an ally
05:56.4
when it comes to maintaining stability
05:59.4
within the Indo-Pacific region.
06:01.4
And Japan and the United States
06:04.4
have been very consistent
06:06.4
in trying to form a more friendly,
06:11.4
harmonious, and peaceful Indo-Pacific region.
06:15.4
And they see Philippines
06:19.4
maintaining that.
06:20.4
So, we don't share that
06:21.4
all in here within the country.
06:23.4
It's also being viewed,
06:24.4
the Philippines is also being viewed
06:25.4
as an important ally
06:26.4
in the international community.
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Well, yung pagiging matapang naman
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I think is very subjective, right?
06:36.4
Anyone can say may gagawin kang isang aspeto,
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may sasabihin kang isang aspeto,
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one can see it na matapang,
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one can see it na pinaglalaban
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kung anong mahal mo, diba?
06:46.4
Kuhugot tayo dito ngayon, diba?
06:48.4
Parang lang yan pag-ibig, diba?
06:50.4
Kung may mahal kang bagay,
06:51.4
mahal natin ang Pilipinas,
06:52.4
mahal ng Presidente ang Pilipinas.
06:54.4
You have to protect
06:59.4
At kung may nang bubuli sa'yo,
07:01.4
sabi nga ng colleagues natin, diba?
07:06.4
lalo ng mga babae dito,
07:08.4
alam nyo lalabas yung katapangan nyo, diba?
07:11.4
But you fight for what is yours,
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and that's what the President is doing.
07:14.4
Pinaglalaban niya sa atin,
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pinapakita niya kung gano'ng kamahal,
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gano'ng niya kamahal ng Pilipinas.
07:21.4
And so, kung ang stance po
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ng Honorable Senator ay matapang,
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that's his own opinion.
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I think tama na paglaban dapat sa atin,
07:36.4
ang mahal nating Pilipinas.
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Well, I guess really,
07:47.4
we have to echo the sentiments here.
07:55.4
Kong Migs is correct,
07:56.4
it's very subjective.
07:58.4
But as of this point,
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I don't think the President is doing anything
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outside of the scope that we have already been doing.
08:05.4
As Kong Migs has said,
08:06.4
this has always been our narrative,
08:07.4
this has always been our truth.
08:09.4
The West Philippine Sea is ours,
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and we will do everything that we can to protect it.
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And that goes the same for the President.
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we've always been saying this,
08:16.4
we've been very consistent on this stand.
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And the fact of the matter,
08:20.4
that we are now being engaged by partners
08:25.4
such as Japan and the US,
08:27.4
I believe that was the context
08:28.4
that the good Senator made those remarks.
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I don't think that is contrary to our standards.
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In fact, I believe it echoes,
08:36.4
it makes it stronger.
08:37.4
So kung natatapangan po tayo,
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I don't think so.
08:41.4
I would have to disagree with that.
08:43.4
I think it is just right for us
08:44.4
to seek out all partners that we have,
08:45.4
to protect what is ours.
08:47.4
But on a personal note,
08:49.4
I agree 100% with this direction.
08:52.4
It does not mean that because
08:54.4
we are seeking partnerships abroad,
08:56.4
that we are doubling down,
08:57.4
or we are making it more aggressive.
09:01.4
the stance of the Philippines
09:02.4
has always been against any altercation.
09:05.4
But we have to protect what is ours.
09:10.4
I guess just to add a little bit,
09:15.4
it is true that the matter of
09:17.4
at least perceiving what is said to be matapang
09:22.4
But I think we also have to consider
09:24.4
what are the points,
09:26.4
what are, historically speaking,
09:28.4
what necessitated the actions
09:31.4
that our President,
09:32.4
our good President,
09:33.4
is also going through today,
09:35.4
and also in the following weeks.
09:38.4
And one thing that we all agree on
09:41.4
is really this is a necessity.
09:44.4
Because of what we're trying to protect,
09:46.4
and what our President is also trying to protect,
09:48.4
which is our country,
09:50.4
and everything that we hold dear in life.
09:52.4
So, to say that it is matapang
09:58.4
at least in a good thing,
10:00.4
depending on how you look at it,
10:01.4
may also mean that at least the President,
10:04.4
along with everybody here,
10:05.4
is strengthening and stealing their resolve
10:10.4
to try to protect what we hold dear.
10:14.4
everybody is echoing,
10:16.4
resonating the same message, really.
10:18.4
It's for the love of our country.
10:20.4
And we hope that through these efforts,
10:24.4
we remember that it is also stressed
10:27.4
that we would like to be friends of all
10:30.4
and enemies of none.
10:32.4
we're also trying to establish
10:35.4
that the message that we're trying to put here
10:37.4
is that we are gathering allies
10:39.4
for more friends.
10:42.4
it doesn't come to any point
10:44.4
where conflict would arise from this.
10:51.4
Thank you very much.
10:52.4
I'd just like to add a very short note
10:54.4
in relation to what Kong Chino said.
10:56.4
The President's constant messaging to the people
10:58.4
when it comes to the issue of West Philippine Sea,
11:01.4
particularly on the issue of West Philippine Sea,
11:03.4
and perhaps his message to the world over,
11:06.4
that the Philippines is a friend to all
11:10.4
and enemy to none.
11:11.4
We always hear that.
11:13.4
But the President also
11:16.4
is conscious about his duty
11:20.4
as the head of state,
11:22.4
head of government,
11:23.4
and the commander-in-chief.
11:25.4
It's not possible
11:26.4
because what China has been doing
11:28.4
for the past several years,
11:30.4
it's not possible
11:31.4
for our attitude to be defeatist.
11:34.4
And that goes to many of us,
11:36.4
not only to the President,
11:37.4
but it speaks of how Filipinos should value our own.
11:40.4
So it's not possible
11:41.4
because that's what I guess,
11:42.4
that China has been employing
11:44.4
for the past several years
11:46.4
because they are known to be a superpower.
11:52.4
their bullying strategy,
11:55.4
they're hoping that the Philippines, perhaps,
11:57.4
would assume a defeatist attitude.
12:00.4
What's worse is some of us
12:01.4
in the sector of our society are apologetic.
12:04.4
So it's not possible.
12:05.4
I think personally,
12:06.4
this is my personal opinion on this,
12:09.4
I think the worst
12:15.4
The worst thing that we can do
12:17.4
as a citizen of this country,
12:19.4
if we truly love our country,
12:21.4
is to support the narrative
12:23.4
of those who also claim out
12:26.4
what is duly ours.
12:27.4
So that's my personal take.
12:29.4
And we fully support the President on this.
12:32.4
We should not be defeatist
12:35.4
when it comes to asserting our rights
12:36.4
over the West Philippine Sea.
12:43.4
We can be worthy.
12:45.4
And while we are,
12:49.4
But even if we are,
12:51.4
if we do lose strength,
12:52.4
then let's succeed.
12:54.4
Let's do everything
12:58.4
and look for gods
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that we can be with.
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We are not in a bad world
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But I am a believer
