President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signs an executive order strengthening the country’s maritime security. Under EO 57, the National Coast Watch Council is renamed and reorganized into the National Maritime Council chaired by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin.
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00:00 President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signs an executive order strengthening the country's maritime
00:05 security.
00:07 This after the Chinese Coast Guard on March 23 used water cannons to attack a Philippine
00:12 resupply boat on the way to a military outpost in Ayungin Shoal.
00:16 The president orders the bolstering of the country's maritime security because the country
00:20 "continues to confront a range of serious challenges that threaten not only the country's
00:25 territorial integrity but also the peaceful existence of Filipinos."
00:29 Under EO57, the National Coast Watch Council is renamed and reorganized into the National
00:35 Maritime Council chaired by Executive Secretary Lucas Persamin.
00:39 The council will include secretaries from various government agencies and will have
00:43 the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea attached to it.
00:47 The NMC will formulate and issue guidelines for the effective implementation of EO57 within
00:53 60 days from its effectivity.
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