๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ (๐๐๐) ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ค๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ emphasized that ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐’๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ is ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ as the Philippine Coast Guard’s spokesperson.
“๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ข ๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ค๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ. ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ค๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ค๐จโ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ก๐จ ๐ค๐จ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง ๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐,” RADM Tarriela said.
He added that ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ. According to RADM Tarriela, promoting factual and evidence-based information is essential to improving public understanding and fostering national unity on issues concerning the West Philippine Sea.