Esperon wants Pag-asa Island declared protected area

By Dempsey Reyes

Apr 25, 2019 12:06 am

The Philippines is considering declaring Pag-asa (Thitu) Island and the eastern part of the Kalayaan Island Group (Spratly Group of Islands) as maritime protected areas (MPA), National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said on Wednesday.

ROUBLED WATERS National Security Adviser Sec. Hermogenes Esperon points the disputed island of the West Philippine Sea during the Association for Philippines-China Understanding Forum on Wednesday. PHOTO BY RUY L. MARTINEZ

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