| dc.contributor.author | Baroña, Franco Jose | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | West Philippine Sea | en |
| dc.coverage.spatial | China | en |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Viet Nam | en |
| dc.coverage.spatial | South China Sea | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-01-05T08:21:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-01-05T08:21:19Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-12-04 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Baroña, F. J. C. (2025, December 4). Caution urged in tapping fishermen for monitoring. The Manila Times, p. A2. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/17129 | |
| dc.description | An international law expert cautioned that the government’s plan to equip Filipino fishermen with communication devices for West Philippine Sea monitoring risks echoing the maritime militia models of China and Vietnam, potentially drawing the Philippines into complex legal and operational dilemmas it is unprepared to handle. Reacting to Presidential Assistant for Maritime Concerns Secretary Andres Centino’s announcement at a Stratbase forum that the government was preparing to distribute communication gadgets to coastal communities, international law scholar Melissa Loja said the approach resembled regional practices but lacked critical safeguards, resources and clarity. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | The Manila Times Publishing Corporation | en |
| dc.title | Caution urged in tapping fishermen for monitoring | en |
| dc.type | newspaperArticle | en |
| dc.citation.journaltitle | The Manila Times | en |
| dc.citation.firstpage | A2 | en |
| local.subject.classification | MT20251204_A2 | en |
| local.subject.personalname | Centino, Andres | |
| local.subject.personalname | Loja, Melissa | |
| dc.subject.agrovoc | fishers | en |
| dc.subject.agrovoc | exclusive economic zones | en |
| dc.subject.agrovoc | international law | en |
| dc.subject.agrovoc | maritime safety | en |
| dc.subject.agrovoc | territorial waters | en |
| dc.subject.agrovoc | disputes | en |