Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐, served as Guest Lecturer for the West Philippine Sea (WPS) Transparency Initiative Lecture attended by 34 ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ (๐๐๐๐ฌ) ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ 04-2025.
Delivering this lecture to CGNOSEC students is crucial because CPOs are the Coast Guardโs frontline leadersโthey shape unit discipline, influence daily decision-making, and ensure that every mission is carried out with clarity and professionalism. Strengthening their understanding of the WPS strengthens the PCGโs capacity to counter misinformation, uphold sovereign rights, and lead their personnel with confidence.
Commodore Tarriela opened with a grounding question: โ๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐?โโhighlighting that defending our maritime interests begins with knowing our maritime zones, our legal entitlements, and the realities unfolding in these waters.
He urged the CPOs to remain ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐, ๐ฏ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐, emphasizing their role in guiding others with verified information and steady leadershipโespecially amid increasingly aggressive actions in Philippine waters.
“๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ? ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ง ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งโ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ง, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐.” Commodore Tarriela said.
The lecture reaffirmed the Philippine Coast Guardโs commitment to ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐โone that protects our maritime interests through ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, and ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐.
