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Spratly islands, along with the Paracel islands, and atolls in the vast West Philippines Sea is a cause of friction among countries claiming all or some of the territories and waters around it.
Spratly islands, along with the Paracel islands, and atolls in the vast West Philippines Sea is a cause of friction among countries claiming all or some of the territories and waters around it.
Malacanang has formed a task force to advance the country’s national interests in the disputed West Philippine Sea which will be under the chairmanship of National Security Adviser Cesar Garcia Jr.
The task force will handle planning and synchronizing the employment of the different national government agencies’ capabilities to achieve the national objectives in the area.
The group will receive guidance from the President of the Philippines (POTP), through the Cabinet Cluster on Security, Justice and Peace. The task force will submit reports and recommendations also to the POTP through the Security Cluster.
The new task force in return will create an area-level task force which will plan and harmonize the efforts of the different government agencies at the area level.
The area task force may also organize tactical-level task forces composed of units, assets, capabilities and elements of different agencies.
“Given the country’s national interest, national policies and evolving strategic landscape, a more deliberate and coherent approach in addressing the West Philippine Sea issue is needed for the purpose of orchestrating the national effort and achieving unified action in the West Philippine Sea,” said Memorandum Circular No. 94 released by Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. on Wednesday.
Its members include representatives from the Departments of Foreign Affairs, National Defense, Justice, Interior and Local Government, Environment and Natural Resources, Energy, Agriculture, Trade and Industry, Transportation and Communications and Finance, National Economic and Development Authority, National Coast Watch System, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police-Maritime Group, Philippine Coast Guard and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.
The circular directed all branches of the government, departments, bureaus, agencies, offices and local government units, including government-owned or controlled corporations, to provide full support, assistance and cooperation to the national task force in carrying out its mandates and function.
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