The government will provide fisherfolk with communication devices to help improve real-time reporting of maritime incidents in the West Philippine Sea. Presidential Assistant for Maritime Concerns Secretary Andres Centino on Monday told reporters on the sidelines of the Stratbase Institute forum “Eyes on the Sea: Community-Based Maritime Monitoring and Reporting in the West Philippine Sea” at the Manila Polo Club, that coastal communities remained indispensable partners in protecting the country’s waters, especially since limited government assets cannot cover the entire maritime expanse.

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