Six more navigational buoys will be installed in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) within this year to ensure safety, security, and peace and order in the country’s territorial seas, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. This was revealed as the PCG welcomed on Monday, May 15, a 317-strong contingent who returned after successfully installing five floating markers in Patag (Flat) Island, Balagtas (Irving) Reef, Kota (Loaita) Island, Panata Island (Lankiam Cay), and Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef – all in the Kalayaan Island Group (Spratly Islands) – through Task Force Kaligtasan sa Karagatan's “Oplan Kaligtasan at Soberanya” last week.

Sadongdong, M. (2023, May 16). PCG to install more floating markers in WPS. Tempo, pp. 1, 2.