MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) plans to upgrade its station on Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea to boost monitoring of incursions and maritime mishaps, according to a PCG official.
“There’s a plan to further improve the PCG station in Pag-asa for monitoring purposes especially for maritime safety and search and rescue,” Commodore Armando Balilo, PCG spokesperson, told reporters on Wednesday (May 26).
“It’s also for our fishermen,” Balilo said.
The planned upgrade comes amid a series of diplomatic protests that the Philippines filed against China’s continued incursion and territory-grabbing in the West Philippine Sea. China continues to ig…
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