MY TAKE ON THE RECTO BANK INCIDENT…

With the emerging details on the ramming and sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese trawler at the Recto Bank on the West Philippine Sea, here’s how I see it, so far:

It was NOT A FORM OF BULLYING by the Chinese Government.  And before I proceed further, FOR THE RECORD THIS IS NOT in defense of China.

The trawler has NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED as a Chinese Government vessel, especially NOT a military one. The trawler’s crew, therefore, could very well be Chinese hoodlums or thugs who just suddenly felt the urge to carry out the CRIMINAL ACT of ramming the Filipino fishing boat.  Or WERE PAID TO DO SO to re-ignite subsiding tensions between China and the Philippines. Remember, the incident happened just days after some 100 Chinese vessels sailed away from the vicinity.

If the incident was bullying, the Chinese vessel’s crew would have taken the Filipino fishing boat’s catch, which has been reported to be as many as some three tons. But they did not. And there would have been no need for them to ram and sink the boat. Anybody correct me if I’m wrong but to date, there has been no record of a Filipino fishing boat being rammed by a Chinese government vessel since the West Philippine crisis began.

Besides, I do not see any benefit for the Chinese – politically, diplomatically or even financially – with the ramming and sinking of the fishing boat.

The Chinese know that worse comes to worst, WE FILIPINOS ARE NOT AFRAID of them. Even if we cannot match their military might, both in soldiers and in equipment/firepower. Besides, China knows it has no assurance that other big countries like the US will not help us should, God forbid, it decide to start hostilities.

But let me be clear, people: I also do not buy the Chinese Embassy’s claim that the vessel was trying to flee from seven to eight other Filipino boats when they hit the one that eventually sank.  My bottomline is until the details are 100 PERCENT COMPLETE, NO IDIOT should call for provocative or confrontational action OF ANY KIND AND TO ANY DEGREE over the Recto Bank incident.  

IYONG MGA NAGTATAPANG-TAPANGAN, MGA NANGHIHIRAM NG TAPANG SA SOCIAL MEDIA, MAUNA na kayong sumugod sa China. Now na. Kung hindi kayo susugod, kung PURO KAYO DALDAL, huwag ninyong idamay ang bansa, ang sambayanan, sa KAIPOKRITAHAN AT SA  PAGIGING SUGAPA NINYO sa publicity/media mileage.

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