Government scrambles to boost maritime security
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Government scrambles to boost maritime security
By Miguel Ortilla, CNN Philippines
Metro Manila (Philippines) — The National Coast Watch Center (NCWC) is supposed to be a state-of-the-art facility that will monitor the Philippines’ 36,000 kilometer-coastline.
The problem is it’s not working yet.
Just this month, the center failed to monitor two incidents off Batanes Island — a military exercise by China and a two-hour standoff between Philippine Coast Guard and its Taiwanese counterpart.
Commodore Joel Garcia, NCWC director, admits the system at this time does not see scenarios in real time.
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Source: cnnphilippines.com
