Malacanang has formed a task force to advance the country’s national interests in the disputed
“Given the country’s national interest, national policies
and evolving strategic landscape, a more deliberate and coherent approach in
addressing the West Philippine Sea issue is needed for the purpose of
orchestrating the national effort and achieving unified action in the West
Philippine Sea,” said Memorandum Circular No. 94 released by Executive
Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. on Wednesday.
The circular formally establishes the task force chaired by
National Security Adviser Cesar Garcia Jr.
Its members include representatives from the Departments of
Foreign Affairs, National Defense, Justice, Interior and Local Government,
Environment and Natural Resources, Energy, Agriculture, Trade and Industry,
Transportation and Communications and Finance, National Economic and
Development Authority, National Coast Watch System, Armed Forces of the
Philippines, Philippine National Police-Maritime Group, Philippine Coast Guard
and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.
The task force will be responsible in planning and
synchronizing the employment of the different national government agencies’
capabilities to achieve the national objectives in the WPS.
It will receive guidance from the President, through the
Cabinet Cluster on Security, Justice and Peace. The task force will submit
reports and recommendations also to the President through the Security Cluster.
Likewise, the national task force will create an Area-level
Task Force which will plan and harmonize the efforts of the different
government agencies at the area level.
The ATF may also organize Tactical-level Task Forces (TTFs)
composed of units, assets, capabilities and elements of different agencies.
The circular directed all branches of the government,
departments, bureaus, agencies, offices and local government units, including
government-owned or controlled corporations, to provide full support,
assistance and cooperation to the national task force in carrying out its
mandates and function.
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