MANILA, Philippines鈥擬alaca帽ang has admitted the country has problems in protecting its coastal waters and aquatic resources from poachers.
Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda made the remark on Wednesday afternoon, a day after the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said that coral reefs twice the size of Manila had been destroyed by poachers.
鈥淲e have a problem in protecting our archipelagic waters. That is a concern for us,鈥� Lacierda said during the day鈥檚 news briefing at the Palace.
Lacierda said the government has been taking steps to beef up its capability in patroling the archipelago.
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