National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. (REY BANIQUET/Presidential Photo / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
On top of Esperon’s priority list are the strengthening of the country’s position in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and ending the menace of the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army (CPP-NPA).
According to Esperon, the country’s maritime dispute with China and other claimant countries in the WPS “is a problem that can be solved not in our lifetime.”
“Might as well strengthen our positions, not to the point of going to war but through the West Philippine Sea code,” said Esperon in a phone interview with the Manila Bulletin, moments after Duterte delivered his sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA) Monday night, July 26.
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DOST Secretary Fortunato de la Peña (TOTO LOZANO / Presidential Photo / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
“I would like to assure the public that the DOST, through its mandate and capacity will continue to find means and create initiatives for the application of science and technology for the benefit of the people,” de la Peña said during his opening message at the 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST PHL).
“DOST will continue to ensure that we will work hard in making and realizing our readiness into our reality,” de la Peña added.
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