The senator pointed out that if Edca’s objective to assist in disaster preparedness, maritime security, and counterterrorism is to be believed, the new sites should be located in areas like Bicol Region and the country’s eastern seaboard. | JEMendozaINQ
“We can see that our vulnerabilities are located on the northeastern side in terms of maritime security, while on the disaster side, we see that our experiences that in the areas of Cagayan and Isabela, we have experiences that these areas have been isolated during the previous typhoons,” Galvez said.
“The four Edca sites we have chosen lately, we consider this as very strategic in terms of our detections, in terms of our capability to respond,” he added.
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