Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐, emphasized that the situation in the WPS requires both the ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ค ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ.
Amid recent tensions involving Chinese vessels and ongoing false claims in the West Philippine Sea, Commodore Tarriela has been vocal about the PCGโs strategic response, demonstrating the agencyโs strong commitment to countering Chinaโs unfounded assertions in the area.
He stressed that Filipinos ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ and added that there is no reason to remain silent.