WHAT should we do about the flotillas of maritime militia sent by China to disputed areas in the South China Sea (SCS), including waters near Pag-asa Island, Ayungin Shoal, and other spots occupied by our forces?

How about training, arming and sending 200 militia of our own? That’s the plan of the Philippine Navy, deploying civilian troopers from the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Units (Cafgus) supervised by the Army.

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