Pumanig si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa China sa panukala nito na magsagawa ng isang magkasanib na imbestigasyon sa insidente noong Hunyo 9 na kinasasangkutan ng isang naka-angklang bangka ng mga mangingisdang Pilipino at isang barkong Tsino sa pinagtatalunang West Philippine Sea.
“President Rodrigo Roa Duterte welcomes and accepts the offer of the Chinese Government to conduct a joint investigation to determine what really transpired in Recto Bank and find a satisfactory closure to this episode (Malugod na tinatanggap ni Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte ang alok ng Chinese government na magsagawa ng magkasanib na imbestigasyon upang matukoy kung ano talaga ang nangyari sa Recto Bank at makahanap ng kasiya-siyang pagtatapos sa kabanatang ito),” pahayag ng Malacanang noong Hunyo 22.
Bago ang pahayag ng Palasyo, nagbabala si Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Boy Locsin laban sa isang magkasanib na imbestigasyon, at sinabing ito ay “manghihimasok” sa “soberanya ng dalawang bansa.”
Gayunpaman, habang hinihintay ang mga resulta ng imbestigasyon, inilarawan na ni Duterte ang insidente, kung saan maaaring nalunod ang 22 mangingisdang Pilipino sa gitna ng dagat, bilang isang “maliit na insidente sa dagat”. Ang kanyang pahayag ay hindi lamang umani ng galit mula sa mga kritiko; ito ay tila nagsilbing hudyat ng nagbabagong mga salaysay.
Noong Biyernes, inihalintulad ni Duterte ang insidente sa isang banggaan sa kalsada: “Parang bungguan ‘yan sa highway. Ito ay hindi isang paghaharap ng mga armadong kalalakihan at mga makina o barko.”
“Hindi ito isang pag-atake sa soberanya ng bansa,” sabi ng pangulo.
Sa timeline na ito, tinipon ng VERA Files ang ebolusyon ng mga pahayag sa insidente noong Hunyo 9 at ang mga isyu na nakapalibot dito.
Ang timeline ay nakatuon sa tatlong mga isyu: kung ang nangyari ay sinadya o kung ito ay isang allision o pagbangga ng isang barko (ng Tsino) sa isang naka-angklang bangka (ng mga Pilipino); ang pag-abandona sa 22 mangingisdang Pilipino, isang paglabag sa international maritime laws; at ang posisyon ng Pilipinas sa magkasanib na imbestigasyon na iminungkahi ng China.
Mga Pinagmulan
Department of National Defense and Philippine Navy
- Delfin
Lorenzana Official Twitter Account, Statement
of Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana on the collision of a suspected
Chinese and Filipino fishing vessels near Recto Bank,
June 12, 2019 - ABS-CBN
News, ‘The
ship was rammed’: PH Navy chief says Reed Bank incident not
normal,
June 14, 2019 - Rappler,
Lorenzana
on Filipino boat sinking: ‘It’s just an accident,’
June 19, 2019
Department
of Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Boy Locsin
- @teddyboylocsin,
Chinese
vessel sinks Philippine boat in Recto Bank,
June 12, 2019 - @teddyboylocsin,
Our
statement at the International Maritime Organization,
June 14, 2019 - @teddyboylocsin,
We
cannot investigate w/ China nor China investigate w/ us — that
intrudes into each other’s sovereignty,
June 15, 2019 - @teddyboylocsin,
PH
statement at the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea,
June 17, 2019 - @teddyboylocsin,
There
will be no joint investigation. China and Philippines will conduct
their respective investigations,
June 21, 2019
Malacañang
- Presidential
Communications Operations Office,
Press Briefing of Presidential Spokesperson and Chief Presidential
Legal Counsel Secretary Salvador Panelo,
June 13, 2019 - ABS-CBN
News Youtube, Abandonment
of Pinoy fishermen in sea ‘collision’ violates UNCLOS: Panelo,
June 14, 2019 - Presidential
Communications Operations Office,
Press Briefing of Presidential Spokesperson and Chief Presidential
Legal Counsel Secretary Salvador Panelo,
June 17, 2019 - Presidential
Communications Operations Office,
Press Briefing of Presidential Spokesperson and Chief Presidential
Legal Counsel Secretary Salvador Panelo,
June 18, 2019 - Presidential
Communications Operations Office, On
the joint investigation over the Recto Bank incident,
June 22, 2019 - Philstar,
Duterte
OKs joint probe on fish boat sinking,
June 23, 2019 - Rappler,
Duterte agrees to joint probe of Recto Bank incident,
June 22, 2019 - Reuters,
Philippines’
Duterte accepts China’s proposal to jointly investigate collision,
June 22, 2019
Filipino Fishermen
- ABS-CBN
News, Philippine
boat captain asserts: ‘Binangga, tinakasan kami,’
June 14, 2019 - Rappler
Youtube, Captain
belies China claim on West PH Sea sinking incident,
June 14, 2019 - Rappler,
China
claims ship ‘besieged by 7 or 8 Filipino boats,’
June 14, 2019 - Rappler
Youtube, PH
boat’s captain: Chinese ship intentionally sank us,
June 14, 2019 - ABS-CBN
News, Captain
of boat sunk by Chinese to meet Duterte, demand justice,
June 17, 2019 - ABS-CBN
News Youtube, Kapitan
ng nabanggang bangka umatras sa ‘pulong’ nila ni Duterte,
June 17, 2019 - Philstar,
Boat
captain dismayed over Duterte’s remarks on Recto Bank collision,
June 18, 2019 - ABS-CBN
News,
‘Parang balewala lang’: Fisherman laments Duterte remark on Chinese
‘hit-and-run’,
June 18, 2019 - Rappler,
Sunken
boat’s captain: ‘Parang balewala ang pagbangga sa amin’,
June 18, 2019 - Rappler,
PH
boat captain changes tune after meeting with Piñol,
June 19, 2019
China government
- Official
Twitter Account Chinese Embassy-Manila, Press
Release on the so-called collision of fishing boats between China
and the Philippines,
June 14, 2019 - Official
Facebook Chinese Embassy-Manila, Chinese
Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson’s Remarks on China-Filipino
Fishing vessels Collision Incident,
June 17, 2019 - Philippine
News Agency, China
proposes joint probe on Recto Bank incident,
June 20, 2019 - ABS-CBN
News, China
proposes joint probe over Reed Bank incident,
June 20, 2019 - Business
World,
China proposes joint probe with PHL on boat sinking,
June 20, 2019
Department of Agriculture and Department of Energy
- Rappler,
‘Daplis lang’: Duterte exec downplays China ship ramming PH
boat,
June 16, 2019 - ABS-CBN
News, Agri
Sec. Piñol, captain of boat hit by Chinese vessel talk to
reporters,
June 18, 2019 - Official
Facebook Account Manny Piñol, Statement
of DA Sec. Manny Piñol On Alleged Bribery and Intimidation,
June 20, 2019 - Philippine
News Agency, Gov’t
pours aid on rescued fishermen,
June 19, 2019
President Rodrigo Duterte
- RTVMalacanang
Youtube, 121st
Philippine Navy Anniversary (Speech),
June 17, 2019 - Presidential
Communications Operations Office, Speech
of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte during the Oath-taking ceremony of
Davao City Vice Mayor Sebastian Duterte,
June 21, 2019
Vietnam government
- VNexpress
International, All
gestures, no words as Vietnamese fishermen saved 22 Filipinos,
June 18, 2019 - ABS-CBN
News, Vietnamese
ship’s owner supports account of Filipino fishermen in Reed Bank,
June 19, 2019 - Vietnamplus,
Spokeswoman
makes clear Vietnam’s views on trade fraud, sea-related issues,
June 20, 2019 - The
Saigon Times, China
urged to stop hindering Vietnamese fishing boats,
June 20, 2019 - Vietnam
Breaking News, Vietnam
demands China’s due compensation for fishermen,
June 20, 2019
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