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Press Release - Transcript of Q&A of Senator Risa Hontiveros with Lt. Gen. Antonio Nafarette and and Brig Gen Constancio Espina III

Senator Risa Hontiveros (SRH): Good morning, sir. Mr. Chair, before my questions for General Nafarrete, yung isang takeaway ko dun sa latest line of questioning...is how important it is na kahit may magbago dun sa administrasyon ng traditional biggest ally natin, how important it is na yung AFP nakaka-cultiivate ngayon ng multilateral relations sa iba't ibang armed forces sa region at sa mundo natin.

And tinataas yung sarili nating capacity, for example, through the self-reliant defense posture program and the different horizons of the AFP Modernization Program. So hindi lang yung US, certainly not China right now, pero yung iba pang mga like-minded nations and armed forces around us.

So sir, kahapon lang may mga report na nagsasabi na may tatlong Chinese warships na naglalakbay sa internal waters ng bansa natin. Na-determine niyo po ba kung yung said Chinese warships na ito na identified ng Philippine Navy ay yung parehong warships na minomonitor ng WestMinCom?

Lt. Gen. Nafarrete: Ma'am, yes. These three ships came from Mindoro strait and for several days it passed by command two days ago and our action then was also to shadow and monitor this one frigate, one cruiser, and oiler. And currently it is at Cebu 2 Strait. And we're still confirming if these three ships will be participating in the upcoming Komodo exercise of Indonesia with the different foreign nations for that exercise, ma'am.

SRH: Salamat, General. Pero kahit ma-confirm nyo na sasali sila sa Komodo exercise hosted by Indonesia, okay ba sa atin na dumaan sila sa dagat natin or hindi pa rin okay, Mr. Chair?

Nafarrete: As I believe, we need to really to monitor them and their actions. And although this is a sea lanes of sea lines of communications and they're allowed for as long as they file a diplomatic clearance in passing on our sea lanes, ma'am.

SRH: Did they file a diplomatic clearance, General, for this passage recently?

Nafarrete: I believe none.

SRH: As usual, yung ugali nila sa atin. I appreciate, Mr. Chair, marinig yung sinabi ni General na shinadow natin sila. Ang sarap pa minsan-minsan tayo naman nag-shadow sa kanila. Hindi sila yung nanghaharras at nang-bubully sa atin. For now, salamat

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