President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed an executive order calling for the strengthening of the country's maritime security and maritime domain awareness amid China's aggression in the West Philippine Sea.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed an executive order calling for the strengthening of the country's maritime security and maritime domain awareness amid China's aggression in the West Philippine Sea, the Presidential Communications Office said Sunday.Marcos signed Executive Order No.
“Strengthening the country's maritime security and domain awareness is imperative to comprehensively tackle the crosscutting issues that impact the nation's national security, sovereignty, sovereign rights, and maritime jurisdiction over its extensive maritime zones,” he said.Under EO 57, the National Coast Watch Council has been renamed and reorganized into the National Maritime Council chaired by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin.
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