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PH to push for livelihood protection of fishers in West Philippine Sea

Published Apr 5, 2024 05:57 am

The Philippines is hopeful that the upcoming trilateral talk among President Marcos, US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will yield result that will protect the livelihood of Filipino fisherfolk in the West Philippine Sea.

“That is the hope of everyone, whether or not this trilateral summit takes place or even in a bilateral context, that is our hope—na magkaroon ng malayang paglalayag sa West Philippine Sea at sa ating mga karagatan (to have a freedom of navigation in the West Philippine Sea and in the waters),” Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Acting Deputy Undersecretary Hans Siriban said Friday, April 6.

During a pre-departure briefing ahead of the President’s trip to Washington, Siriban said the Philippines is expecting that the historic meeting among the leaders will help capacitate the Philippines in terms of more training on maritime security.

Manila is also looking forward not only to be able to train on capacity building but also to have cooperation on equipment with allies.

“It really is an integrated package, integrated suite of projects that will help enhance our capability to be interoperable with our partners, with our allies,” Siriban said. 

“That is our hope. That this will help promote a more conducive environment to allow our people to travel and do their livelihoods in our seas,” he added.

Siriban also gave assurance that the trilateral meet is not aiming to create more tension amid developments in the region.

Rather, he said, “this trilateral cooperation should be seen as something that will help additional efforts in the region” in helping promote greater peace and prosperity.

On April 11, Marcos, Biden and Kishida will meet at the White House to discuss trilateral cooperation to “further peace and security in the Indo-Pacific and around the world,” among others, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said.

Siriban said the three leaders’ discussion would also include recent incidents in the South China Sea and there will be alignment on their views regarding it.

“Of course, we will continue to call on peace and stability and that the recent incidents [be] resolved in a peaceful and diplomatic manner,” he said.

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