The AFP vowed that no harm will come to fisherfolk during “Balikatan” joint military exercises with the United States, adding that it is already coordinating with local government units in providing fishers the necessary assistance. | zacariansINQ
with the United States, adding that it is already coordinating with local government units in providing fishers the necessary assistance.might be affected by the “Balikatan” exercises where a large portion of the province’s usual fishing grounds would be a “no-sail zone.”But AFP spokesperson Col. Medel Aguilar, in an interview with ANC, gave assurance that the AFP has already coordinated with LGUs to ensure that no sectors would be affected by its joint exercises with American forces.
“All necessary preparations and precautions have already been placed, all coordinations with LGUs were already conducted, it’s just a matter of disseminating and just making sure that training exercises areas will be safe so that there would be no affected sectors especially our fishermen,” said Aguilar.
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