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Gov't effort to protect West Philippine Sea is weak —expert By JOVILAND RITA, GMA News Published April 14, 2021 2:48pm People's Liberation Army Navy corvette in West Philippine Sea An expert cited Wednesday the sluggish push by the Philippine government to protect its claims over the West Philippines Sea (WPS), while China increases the presence of its navy and militia vessels in the territory. In a forum by the Stratbase ADR Institute for Strategic and International Studies, Simulatiry co-founder and CEO of Liz Derr said more WPS features will be taken by other countries if this we...

Philippines urged to construct monitoring stations in unoccupied areas in its EEZ MICHAELA DEL CALLAR,GMA News Screencap from Simularity presentation The Philippines would need to build monitoring outposts in unoccupied features within its exclusive economic zone to deter foreign incursions in the West Philippine Sea, an American tech firm said Wednesday. Liz Derr, founder and CEO of Simularity, which specializes in geospatial analysis and provides satellite data imagery, said the Philippines can choose key unoccupied areas within its EEZ where it could put up stations whil...