Gov t effort to protect West Philippine Sea is weak expert By JOVILAND RITA, GMA News
Published April 14, 2021 2:48pm
People s Liberation Army Navy corvette in West Philippine Sea An expert cited Wednesday the sluggish push by the Philippine government to protect its claims over the West Philippines Sea (WPS), while China increases the presence of its navy and militia vessels in the territory. In a forum by the Stratbase ADR Institute for Strategic and International Studies, Simulatiry co-founder and CEO of Liz Derr said more WPS features will be taken by other countries if this weak approach continues. “Unfortunately, the Philippines is weak. We ve seen and documented what other claimants have been doing to shore up their claims,” she said.