00:00The Department of Foreign Affairs has said that the appointment of a spokesperson for Maritime Affairs
00:05reflects President Marcos' directive that diplomacy should take a central role in state-to-state engagement.
00:12So now with the DFA serving as the government's authoritative voice on regional and international issues.
00:19With this in place, can the public now expect a more unified messaging from the government
00:26when it comes to the West Philippine Sea issue knowing na may iba't iba po tayong tagapagsalita from different agencies.
00:32May Coast Guard, may National Maritime Council, mayroon din po from the Philippine Navy.
00:36So for the public, parang minsan po nararamihan sila sa tagapagsalita.
00:42Iba-iba po kasi ang kanilang goal. Iba-iba po ang kanilang pagiging spokesperson.
00:51Iba-iba yung kanilang topic. Pagdating po sa DFA, it's more on the policy.
00:56Pagdating po, let's say, sa Philippine Coast Guard, sa operation sila.
01:00So magkaiba po kasi ang magiging mensahe ng Philippine Coast Guard as compared sa DFA.
01:08So nagkakaisa naman po, alay naman po kung ano ang gusto ng Pangulo.
01:13Firm, pero diplomatic.
01:16So hindi naman po nagkakaiba-iba. Iba lang po siguro ang kanilang kung paano nila ito ihayag
01:23dahil iba naman din po yung kanilang ipinapahayag.
01:25Yung isa yung policya, yung isa naman po ay operations.
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