๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ค๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง, ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ led the West Philippine Sea Transparency Lecture for ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ (๐๐๐) ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐-๐๐๐๐, emphasizing the crucial role of senior enlisted personnel in safeguarding Philippine sovereignty and maritime interests. During the lecture, Rear Admiral Tarriela stressed that the ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฌ strong ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐.
“๐๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ. ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ. ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐,โ he said, highlighting the need for clarity and openness in maritime affairs. He also underscored that the ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐จ ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.
โThe importance of the WPS is not just about the food and oil it can supply to us. We must also remember that the WPS is part of our identity as Filipinos, and that is something we need to understand,โ he added.
The lecture is part of the Philippine Coast Guardโs initiative to ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐.
