The Philippines will soon be able to detect 'dark' ships sailing in Philippine waters undetected, thanks to Canada's satellite-based Dark Vessel Detection program.
Watch more News on iWantTFC The Philippines will soon be able to detect "dark" ships sailing in Philippine waters undetected, thanks to Canada's satellite-based Dark Vessel Detection program.
In an interview, maritime law expert Jay Batongbacal said use of Canada's dark vessel detection program would help the Philippines be more strategic in securing its territorial waters. "'Yung mga transponder, pwedeng patayin 'yun. Marami ring vessels na hindi covered nun, 'yung mga less than 500 gross tons 'yung weight, hindi na siya mandatory," he said in a TeleRadyo Serbisyo interview.
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