A TOTAL of 72,000 Coast Guard personnel are needed to watch over the country's entire coastline, according to Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) commandant Admiral Artemio Abu.

"We have 36,000 kilometers of coastline, so we need 72,000," said Abu in an interview on Saturday.

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