𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 said allowing operational agencies to speak on issues concerning the West Philippine Sea helps strengthen public trust and counter misinformation. He stressed 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 for 𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 spokespersons from the 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 and the 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬, even as the Department of 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 serves as the lead 𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞.
He added that agencies directly involved in operations, particularly the PCG and the Philippine Navy, have 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 that enables them to provide timely, accurate, and credible information, promoting transparency and accountability.
