![Climate Change Commissioner Albert P. Dela Cruz Sr., Philippine Coast Guard special staff for the West Philippine Sea (WPS), and Commodore Jay T. Tarriela, PCG spokesman for WPS, speak at the Kapihan sa Manila Hotel forum on Friday, April 12, 2024, about the extent of environmental destruction in the WPS and its implications beyond regional maritime security and geopolitics. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2024/04/12/328960.jpg)
Climate Change Commissioner Albert P. Dela Cruz Sr., Philippine Coast Guard special staff for the West Philippine Sea (WPS), and Commodore Jay T. Tarriela, PCG spokesman for WPS, speak at the Kapihan sa Manila Hotel forum on Friday, April 12, 2024, about the extent of environmental destruction in the WPS and its implications beyond regional maritime security and geopolitics. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN
![Climate Change Commissioner Albert P. Dela Cruz Sr., Philippine Coast Guard special staff for the West Philippine Sea (WPS), and Commodore Jay T. Tarriela, PCG spokesman for WPS, speak at the Kapihan sa Manila Hotel forum on Friday, April 12, 2024, about the extent of environmental destruction in the WPS and its implications beyond regional maritime security and geopolitics. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2024/04/12/328961.jpg)
Climate Change Commissioner Albert P. Dela Cruz Sr., Philippine Coast Guard special staff for the West Philippine Sea (WPS), and Commodore Jay T. Tarriela, PCG spokesman for WPS, speak at the Kapihan sa Manila Hotel forum on Friday, April 12, 2024, about the extent of environmental destruction in the WPS and its implications beyond regional maritime security and geopolitics. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN
![Climate Change Commissioner Albert P. Dela Cruz Sr., Philippine Coast Guard special staff for the West Philippine Sea (WPS), and Commodore Jay T. Tarriela, PCG spokesman for WPS, speak at the Kapihan sa Manila Hotel forum on Friday, April 12, 2024, about the extent of environmental destruction in the WPS and its implications beyond regional maritime security and geopolitics. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2024/04/12/328962.jpg)
Climate Change Commissioner Albert P. Dela Cruz Sr., Philippine Coast Guard special staff for the West Philippine Sea (WPS), and Commodore Jay T. Tarriela, PCG spokesman for WPS, speak at the Kapihan sa Manila Hotel forum on Friday, April 12, 2024, about the extent of environmental destruction in the WPS and its implications beyond regional maritime security and geopolitics. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN
![Climate Change Commissioner Albert P. Dela Cruz Sr., Philippine Coast Guard special staff for the West Philippine Sea (WPS), and Commodore Jay T. Tarriela, PCG spokesman for WPS, speak at the Kapihan sa Manila Hotel forum on Friday, April 12, 2024, about the extent of environmental destruction in the WPS and its implications beyond regional maritime security and geopolitics. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2024/04/12/328963.jpg)
Climate Change Commissioner Albert P. Dela Cruz Sr., Philippine Coast Guard special staff for the West Philippine Sea (WPS), and Commodore Jay T. Tarriela, PCG spokesman for WPS, speak at the Kapihan sa Manila Hotel forum on Friday, April 12, 2024, about the extent of environmental destruction in the WPS and its implications beyond regional maritime security and geopolitics. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN
![Climate Change Commissioner Albert P. Dela Cruz Sr., Philippine Coast Guard special staff for the West Philippine Sea (WPS), and Commodore Jay T. Tarriela, PCG spokesman for WPS, speak at the Kapihan sa Manila Hotel forum on Friday, April 12, 2024, about the extent of environmental destruction in the WPS and its implications beyond regional maritime security and geopolitics. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2024/04/12/328964.jpg)
Climate Change Commissioner Albert P. Dela Cruz Sr., Philippine Coast Guard special staff for the West Philippine Sea (WPS), and Commodore Jay T. Tarriela, PCG spokesman for WPS, speak at the Kapihan sa Manila Hotel forum on Friday, April 12, 2024, about the extent of environmental destruction in the WPS and its implications beyond regional maritime security and geopolitics. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN