MANILA, Philippines—Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Cirilito Sobejana visited Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea to personally oversee developments there.
“It was just to see what is really happening there,” he told reporters on Wednesday (June 9).
“It is also in line with our plan to convert the island into a logistics hub to sustain our forces for deployment in the area,” Sobejana said.
Pag-asa, the biggest and most strategically important Philippine outpost in the Kalayaan Island Group, is 400 kilometers from mainland Palawan province. It is the only Philippine-held feature with a civilian community, while eight other islands and reefs are occupied…
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