(UPDATE) THE National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) is formulating new guidelines on how the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will respond to acts of harassment in the West Philippine Sea. The task force felt the need for a new set of rules after a China Coast Guard ship flashed a military-grade laser at a PCG vessel last February 9. The PCG spokesman for the West Philippine Sea, Commodore Jay Tarriela, told The Manila Times the agency "will always base its actions particularly in the West Philippine Sea on the rules on the use of force. So for...