Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade has awarded the members and officers of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) who showed their “commendable” public service for the Filipino community.
Published April 18, 2021, 7:31 PM
It happened more than a year ago but the sight of helpless children and terrified elders praying for mercy while being battered by big waves for hours at sea is still fresh from the memory of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Probationary Ensign Ralph Barajan.
Barajan was among the 62 passengers of the MV Siargao Princess which was supposed to take them from Bohol to Cebu on November 7, 2019. But the fastcraft did not make it to the intended destination and instead stalled in the middle of the sea.
Survivors of MV Siargao Princess Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Probationary Ensign Ralph Barajan saved 62 lives, including his own, aboard an ill-fated passenger vessel MV Siargao Princess in the waters of Cebu on Nov. 7, 2019. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Coast Guard)
Published March 8, 2021, 11:05 AM
President Duterte has approved the conferment of the Order of Lapu-Lapu, Rank of Kamagi on two Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) officers for their acts of heroism and kindness in serving the Filipino people.
In a statement, the Coast Guard said Duterte has recognized the heroism of Lieutenant Commander Francis Ariel Sualog and Probationary Ensign Ralph Barajan for their efforts in upholding the safety of their fellow Filipinos.
GOOD NEWS: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has approved the conferment of the ORDER OF LAPU-LAPU, RANK OF KAMAGI to two…Posted by Philippine Coast Guard on Friday, March 5, 2021
Sualog, a member of the PCG Chaplain Service, was serving as the team leader of the PCG Task Unit in Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 when a pregnant Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia unexpectedly gave birth at the airport on Aug. 5, 2020.