PCG Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, Rear Admiral Jay Tarriela responded to the question, โWhere does the Philippines stand now in the fight for the West Philippine Sea?โ
He stated that the situation in the ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ has reached a critical stage. According to him, the struggle is no longer confined to the waters themselves but has also expanded into the ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ฌ, amid the growing spread of disinformation and propaganda.
He called for ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก and emphasized the importance of remaining vigilant, informed, and aware. He encouraged every Filipino to strengthen public ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ and ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ in defending the country’s sovereign rights, national dignity, and interests in the ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐.
