Coast Guard needs 30 more ships
By Philip C. Tubeza
The Philippine Coast Guard needs at least 30 more ships and patrol craft to help secure the country’s maritime boundaries, a PCG official said Saturday.
The Philippine Coast Guard needs at least 30 more ships and patrol craft to help secure the country’s maritime boundaries, a PCG official said Saturday.
The Philippines and Japan have agreed to further enhance their bilateral cooperation on “shared regional strategic concerns,” including maritime security, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines said Wednesday it had formally protested to Beijing over recent activity in disputed waters of the South China Sea and Chinese plans to anchor an oil rig there. China’s charge d’affaires in Manila was summoned to the foreign ministry on Tuesday to hear the government’s concerns over actions by the [...]
(UPDATE) The Department of National Defense is reviewing the country’s security system along its coastlines in light of recent reported sightings of foreign vessels marauding within the Philippine-claimed territories, particularly the Spratlys islands in the South China sea.
