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DFA ASSISTANT SECRETARY IS PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD AUXILIARY COMMODORE

Department of Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for Maritime and Ocean Affairs Generoso DG Calonge has been appointed Commodore of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Auxiliary. A Commodore is the Coast Guard or Navy rank equivalent of a Brigadier General in the Army. Assistant Secretary Calonge also served as an officer in the Philippine Army for […]

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ALLOCATE ADDITIONAL BUDGET FOR THE PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD – GORDON

To ensure that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is capable of immediately coming to the rescue of Filipino fishermen who are in distress at sea, Senator Dick Gordon is pushing for the allocation of additional budget for boosting the agency’s capability. Gordon made the proposal in the wake of the incident at the Recto Bank […]