菲律宾正准备让海岸警卫队在存在争议的南海承担更多职责，但该机构也面临一个更基本的问题：它是否有足够的船只、飞机和人员来履行这些职责。
The Philippines is preparing to give its coastguard more responsibilities in the contested South China Sea even as the agency faces a more basic problem: whether it has enough ships, aircraft and personnel to carry them out.
随着菲律宾主张管辖的水域附近行动要求日益提高，海岸警卫队正承受更大压力；与此同时，资金限制可能使其难以让现有装备继续在海上执行任务。这种矛盾在2027年的预算中显而易见。
The proposed overhaul comes as the coastguard is being stretched by increasingly demanding operations around Philippine-claimed waters, while funding constraints threaten to limit its ability to keep its existing assets at sea. That tension is evident in the 2027 budget. The...