00:00The Philippine Coast Guard, or PCG, addressed recent criticisms regarding the very existence
00:06of the West Philippine Sea. PCG spokesperson Commodore Jay Tariella
00:11expressed strong disapproval, aligning with President Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos, Jr.'s
00:16stand that the WPS is not a mere fabrication but is indeed part of the Philippines. He further
00:23emphasized that dismissing the West Philippine Sea as a mere creation of the Philippine government
00:29is a disservice. Tariella also questioned how one can face the younger generations and tell them
00:35that our exclusive economic zone to the west of our archipelago is non-existent,
00:41effectively giving up the fight to assert their rights as Filipinos.
