SEN. Joseph Victor 'JV' Ejercito raised the need to fund the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources' (BFAR) 're-fleeting' program to protect Filipino fishermen from the Chinese maritime militia loitering in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
He made the appeal during the Senate finance subcommittee hearing on the proposed 2024 budget of the Department of Agriculture and its attached agencies, including
should be given additional funds to buy additional 'multi-mission and patrol vessels' to further support the fishermen venturing into the WPS.'I think it is very important. We cannot just let the militia vessels of China take advantage of our exclusive economic zone,' Ejercito said. 'I think our fishermen should be the ones taking advantage of the vast marine resources in the West Philippine Sea,' he stressed.
's role in protecting the country's resources in the WPS. The senator lauded
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