Philippine Coast Guard emblem over a photograph of PCG members on a rubber boat. INQUIRER FILES
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will do its finest to make it possible for the nation is not going to lose “even a centimeter” of its territory, its new chief Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan mentioned on Thursday.
“We is not going to permit the coast guard to be a part of any exercise that can trigger our nation to lose even a centimeter of our territory,” Gavan mentioned in an ambush interview after his assumption ceremony.
Gavan additionally vowed to strengthen PCG’s mandate notably within the implementation of its foremost features, particularly the safety of the nation’s sovereign rights within the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
“I’ll stay steadfast in selling our nation’s maritime pursuits notably of our nation’s sovereignty and sovereign rights in addition to in supporting the livelihood of our fisherfolks and different customers of our sea,” the thirtieth PCG commander additionally mentioned throughout his speech.
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China asserts that it owns almost the entire South China Sea, together with the WPS, citing its now 10-dash line which was once a nine-dash line.
In 2013, Manila questioned Beijing’s nine-dash line earlier than the Everlasting Courtroom of Arbitration.
An Arbitral Award was ultimately issued in July 2016, successfully dismissing China’s sweeping demarcation.
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