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Outgoing AFP chief-of-staff Gen. Andres Centino. FILE PHOTO<\/p><\/div>\n

MANILA, Philippines \u2014 West Philippine Sea (WPS) czar Gen. Andres Centino on Thursday said President Ferdinand \u201cBongbong\u201d Marcos Jr. wants more focus on geopolitical issues.<\/p>\n

The outgoing Armed Forces of\u00a0\u00a0the Philippines chief-of-staff said this is also the reason why Marcos appointed him as the Presidential Adviser on the WPS.<\/p>\n

READ: Army chief Brawner is new AFP chief; Centino is named WPS pres\u2019l. adviser<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThere was a need to bring focus on the matters in that part of the country,\u201d Centino said in a press briefing at the Defense Press Corps headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.<\/p>\n

Centino noted that there are already mechanisms “as to how these issues should be addressed\u201d like the creation of the National Task Force for the WPS.<\/p>\n

However, he pointed out that \u201cour leadership has deemed it important to focus and importance on the way we address the issues there on a bigger scale.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat’s why they thought of creating an office of the presidential adviser,\u201d Centino said.<\/p>\n

\u201c[W]ith geopolitical issues that have to be addressed more appropriately, there has to be an office of a presidential adviser,\u201d he pointed out.<\/p>\n

Centino said the president has yet to give specific instructions on his post since the office has yet to be formally created.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs to the specific, you know the office has yet to be created so no specifics yet,\u201d he said. \u201cBut what is clear is that there should be a more focus on how we handle or address the problems there.\u201d<\/p>\n

There were recent reports of incursion of Chinese vessels and presence of suspected Chinese Maritime Militia in several parts of the WPS.<\/p>\n

China\u2019s actions are anchored\u00a0on its assertion that it owns almost all of the areas in the South\u00a0China\u00a0Sea, including the\u00a0WPS though its\u00a0nine-dash\u00a0line.<\/p>\n

But the Philippines challenged\u00a0this before the Permanent Court of Arbitration, which later invalidated\u00a0Beijing\u2019s sweeping claim.<\/p>\n

RELATED STORY:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anniversary of WPS arbitral ruling: AFP vows to defend \u2018what is definitely ours\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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