Norobiik OP , 4 months ago The #Philippines will take “decisive action” in securing its traditional fishing grounds at #PanatagShoal/ #ScarboroughShoal amid growing Chinese aggression in the #WestPhilippineSea. Vessels from the Philippine Coast Guard (#PCG) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (#BFAR) will be taking turns securing the shoal for Filipino fishermen. #WestPHSea #SouthChinaSea #China https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/557194/west-philippine-sea-guard-ph-shoal-fishers-with-frequent-patrols The two new 50-meter, all-steel multi-mission offshore vessels (MMOV) – DA BFAR MMOV 5001, named BRP Lapu-Lapu, and DA BFAR MMOV 5002, named BRP Francisco Dagohoy – were built by Manila-based Josefa Slipways. The new vessels will enhance law enforcement’s capability to patrol and protect territorial waters, where the local fishing industry losing billions of dollars to illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. Their multi-mission capability affords the flexibility to lead in disaster relief and/or rescue operations, as well as to serve as a platform for fisheries research.
The #Philippines will take “decisive action” in securing its traditional fishing grounds at #PanatagShoal/ #ScarboroughShoal amid growing Chinese aggression in the #WestPhilippineSea.
Vessels from the Philippine Coast Guard (#PCG) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (#BFAR) will be taking turns securing the shoal for Filipino fishermen. #WestPHSea #SouthChinaSea #China
https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/557194/west-philippine-sea-guard-ph-shoal-fishers-with-frequent-patrols
The two new 50-meter, all-steel multi-mission offshore vessels (MMOV) – DA BFAR MMOV 5001, named BRP Lapu-Lapu, and DA BFAR MMOV 5002, named BRP Francisco Dagohoy – were built by Manila-based Josefa Slipways. The new vessels will enhance law enforcement’s capability to patrol and protect territorial waters, where the local fishing industry losing billions of dollars to illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. Their multi-mission capability affords the flexibility to lead in disaster relief and/or rescue operations, as well as to serve as a platform for fisheries research.