MANILA, Philippines — In light of continuing dispute in the West Philippine Sea amid the ongoing presence of Chinese vessels there, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Monday that it will be needing bigger boats to expand its area of patrol along the country’s coasts.
PNP Maritime Group chief Brigadier General John Mitchell Jamili revealed their “wishlist” during a recorded press briefing on Monday.
“As of the moment, we have these smaller boats that are capable of patrolling up to the contiguous zone only, and that is 24 nautical miles from the archipelagic baselines. So hanggang doon lang po kami sa ngayon (we can only patrol up to that area only) because we have no b…
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