Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar is batting for a bigger presence of local law enforcers in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to protect the country’s waters from intrusion by foreign ships. Eleazar made the statement on Thursday as some 300 Chinese maritime vessels were again spotted within and outside of the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the WPS. It also came as the PNP has deployed enforcement patrols in the area, particularly the coastlines.

Roson, J., Locus, S., & Blancaflor, M. (2021, May 14). More patrols bar intrusions. Daily Tribune, pp. A1, A2.