Military mulls logistics, recreational hub on Pag-asa Island

THE military is planning to transform Pag-asa (Thitu) Island into a logistics and recreational hub which it sees as a way to improve naval patrols in the West Philippine Sea, Armed Forces chief Gen. Cirilito Sobejana said on Tuesday, amid China's efforts at intimidation.

There have been attempts to put in order the military's positioning--in terms of areas where the troops can stay--where soldiers deployed in the West Philippine Sea would be "comfortable", especially for Marines in the Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal on board the grounded BRP Sierra Madre, Sobejana said.