Whether in the Philippine Sea or elsewhere, no Filipino is unaffected. This issue goes beyond territory; it is a national struggle that shapes the future of every Filipino.
The 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 sustains many Filipino families by 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝, 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡. It is also crucial to energy security, with potential oil and natural gas resources that can support 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 and reduce reliance on imported energy.
This was emphasized by 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 Jay 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 during an interview with 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐀𝐢𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 personnel for one of the episodes of 𝐔𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐚𝐧, 𝐔𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐤𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧, where he highlighted the importance of national awareness and collective responsibility in the West Philippine Sea.
