Philippine coastguard personnel aboard the BRP Cabra monitor Chinese vessels anchored at Sabina Shoal, a South China Sea outcrop claimed by both Manila and Beijing. Photo: AFP
Philippines has a secret weapon in its South China Sea tussle with Beijing: the female voice
- Female radio operators dubbed Angels of the Sea will be tasked with keeping vessels from China and elsewhere out of Philippine-claimed territory
- Scheme’s creator says Asians’ matriarchal mindset means their voices will carry the authority of a wife or mother. But some feminists aren’t impressed
Philippine coastguard personnel aboard the BRP Cabra monitor Chinese vessels anchored at Sabina Shoal, a South China Sea outcrop claimed by both Manila and Beijing. Photo: AFP
