The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has a filed case before the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against what it described as a bogus Coast Guard auxiliary group allegedly involved in a recruitment spree in Bataan where members were promised P30,000 monthly allowance.
In a statement, the PCG
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko formalized the P289.6 million worth of grant aid P204 million for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and P85.6 million for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) under the Ja
The second 97-meter-long, multi-role response vessel (MRRV) of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is coming home to the Philippines on June 1.
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) holds a send-off ceremony for the future BRP Melchora Aquino (MRRV-9702) at the Shimonoseki Shipyard in Japan on May 27, 20
PCG'S NEWEST SHIP.The Philippine Coast Guard's (PCG) BRP Melchora Aquino, a 97-meter multi-role response vessel (MRRV) at Shimonoseki Shipyard in Japan on Thursday. The vessel is in transit and is expected to reach the Philippines on Wednesday, June 1. (Photo courtesy of PCG) MANILA - The Philippine Coast Guard's (PCG) newest 97-meter, multi-role response vessel (MRRV) has been sent off from its manufacturer in Japan and will reach the country on June 1. In a speech during the ship's send-off ceremony in Japan on Friday, PCG Commandant Admiral Artemio Abu said the vessel, BRP Melchora Aquino, is "another brand-new capital ship" similar to BRP Teresa Magbanua. "This sturdy white ship will serve as the stalwart protector of our maritime reserve, and instrument for peace and tranquility within our territorial waters," Abu said. He said the vessel will be a "symbol of hope," a "source of national pride," and will serve as an instrumen
Admiral Artemio Abu, commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), has been apppointed as the new chairperson of an inter-government council that seeks to combat at-sea piracy and armed robbery in the entire Asia.
Admiral Artemio Abu, Commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard (Courtesy of PCG)