FORMER Defense secretary Norberto Gonzales said there were "better ways" of permanently anchoring the BRP Sierra Madre at the Ayungin Shoal.

Reacting to a Manila Times story on Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa suggesting to the government to cement the keel of the Sierra Madre to the shoal, Gonzales said he did not want the country to be "uncaring to the environment."

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