Senator Risa Hontiveros has cited the need to expand funding for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) amid the increasing tension
Hontiveros said the Senate must strengthen the PCG by providing it with greater funding for intelligence operations and maritime patrols in order to help the agency better perform its mandate amid rising tensions in the WPS,
“If we could further strengthen the men and women of our Coast Guard, arm them with advanced equipment – such as radar stations, automatic identification systems hardware and others – we can more effectively hold China accountable for her hostile, aggressive, and illegal actions in the West Philippine Sea,” Hontiveros said,
According to Hontiveros, the Chinese Coast Guard, in another incident in August 2022, removed the cover of a 70-mm naval gun aboard their ship and pointed it towards a PCG vessel traveling to Ayungin Shoal,
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