A fisherman was rescued and identified as Fernando Mantele, 42 years old, married and a resident of Barangay Mauswagon, Laguindingan at vicinity 8 nautical miles off Camiguin Island on November 26, 2009 at 5:30 PM by the Clearing Officer of LCT Matilde of 362.5 Gross Tonnage /213.41 Net Tonnage, owned and operated by Asian Shipping Corporation from Iloilo City.

Initial investigation revealed that subject fisherman was on his fishing venture at said area on November 26, 2009 at around 10:00 AM when his green colored motorbanca, powered by 5.5 HP Honda engine, was suddenly hit by big waves causing it to break and eventually sunk.

The victim was rescued by the passing LCT Matilde and was turned-over to Coast Guard Station Cagayan de Oro. At 6:30 PM of same date, rescued fisherman was escorted by Acting Chief Master-at-Arms of Coast Guard District Northern Mindanao to Bulua Terminal and was sent home to Laguidingan, Misamis Oriental in good physical condition.

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Two (2) dead fetuses were sighted by the bystanders floating at seawater vicinity near the gate of Pier 18, Vitas, Tondo, Manila on November 28, 2009 at 8:00 AM as reported by a certain Roderick C Sanoy, Security Guard of Pier 6, Vitas, Tondo, Manila reported to Commander, CGMT Pier18.

Immediately, personnel of CGMT P-18 proceeded at the said area to verify the veracity of the report. Upon confirmation of the report, the said two (2) fetuses were retrieved by the CGMT P-18 personnel and were placed in a shoe carton provided by a ship crew in the area and thereafter, coordinated with Raxabago Police Community regarding the said incident.

Joint investigation of SPO2 Richard Lumbad PNP, Investigator of MPD Homecide section and CGMT Pier 18 personnel at around 9:45 AM of the same day revealed that the two (2) fetuses are both male and are in the early stage of decomposition. The cadavers of the said fetuses were turned-over and brought to Funeral Cruz Services at Severino Reyes Street, Sta Cruz Manila for proper disposition.

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The Commandant Philippines Coast Guard, ADMIRAL WILFREDO D TAMAYO PCG welcomed the delegates from The Nippon Foundation headed by VICE ADMIRAL EISUKE KUDO JCG (RET), the Special Adviser of the Ocean Policy Research Foundation (OPRF) at the Headquarters Philippine Coast Guard on 25 November 2009. Joining also in the delegates are the JICA Experts headed by ADMIRAL TOSHITAKA ISHIMA JCG, Chief Advisor, JICA-PCG Human Resource Management Systems Development.

The Nippon Foundation under the Chairmanship of His Excellency Yohei Sasakawa continuously support the Philippine Coast Guard thru scholarship program for post-graduate maritime education programme in Maritime Affairs at the World Maritime University (WMU) in Malmo, Sweden and specialized post-graduate education in International Law at the International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI) in Msida, Malta. To date there are twenty six (26) PCG officers Sasakawa Fellows with the Vice Commandant for Operations, VICE ADMIRAL RAMON C LIWAG PCG as the most senior PCG Sasakawa Fellow. The visit was highlighted with the PCG Sasakawa Fellows joining the Commandant, Philippine Coast Guard in welcoming the delegates from The Nippon Foundation.

Admiral Tamayo expressed his sincerest gratitude to The Nippon Foundation for their continuing support to the cause of the Philippines Coast Guard. The Commandant, Philippine Coast Guard further stressed that aside from career and professional growth of PCG officers who received fellowship grant from The Nippon Foundation, in general, the Command gains so much from the education and training in facilitating the highest practicable standards in maritime safety and the preservation and protection of the marine environment, and maritime security. In response, VICE ADMIRAL EISUKE KUDO JCG (RET) reiterated his support to the Philippine Coast Guard and acknowledged the warm welcome accorded to The Nippon Foundation delegates.

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Today, the Philippine Coast Guard held joint graduation ceremonies for the Coast Guard Officer’s Course Class 10-09 ( CGOC CL 10-09) and Coast Guardman’s Course Class 18-09 (CGMC CL 18-09) at Headquarters Philippine Coast Guard with ADMIRAL WILFREDO D TAMAYO PCG, Commandant of Philippine Coast Guard as Guest of Honor and Speaker.

According to ADMIRAL TAMAYO, the four hundred sixty four (464) graduates will be given initial assignments at sea or on shore around the country after hurdling the six (6) months of hard work and rigorous training at the Coast Guard Training Facility of Coast Guard Base Taguig. The 38 graduates of CGOC CL 10-09 composed of 23 males and 15 females will carry the rank of Probationary Ensigns while the 426 Enlistedmen, 374 Apprentice Seamen and 52 Apprentice Seawomen will be added to the command’s enlisted personnel strength as part of the continuing recruitment program of the PCG until the ideal PCG troop ceiling of 25,000 Officers and Enlisted Personnel is attained by year 2020. These men and women will be a great addition to our multi-mission maritime agency which has the primary mandate of promoting safety of life and property at sea, protecting the marine environment and safeguarding marine resources, enforcing maritime laws and promoting maritime security, and above all, saving lives, “Tamayo said.

The training involved physical, emotional and psychological development, preparing the new graduates for the Coast Guard’s huge world of work. It included basic navigation and seamanship, shipboard familiarization, security and survival at sea, damage control operations, fire fighting, first aid and other knowledge gained in close coordination with other maritime training institutions (Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific and Philippine Center for Advance Maritime Simulation and Training).

As the PCG evolves and assumes a far more critical role in national development, recently, Admiral Tamayo sought the assistance of RADM Fidel E Diñoso, President of the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) for the cross training program of Coast Guard Officer Candidates and the first ever contingent of the Philippine Coast Guard Cadet Corps. Under the PCG Cadetship program, 75 cadets will be trained as part of the PMMA program and shall benefit from the IMO-standard training facilities of the PMMA. This arrangement was reached considering the necessary infrastructure, facility, faculty and support systems for the envisioned development of the PCG Academy as soon as the PCG has grown substantially in number and as resources become available.

The PCG is likewise currently screening applicants for the next batch of 500 candidate officers and coast guardsmen which will give them the privilege to be part of the oldest and the only humanitarian armed service in the country – the Philippine Coast Guard.

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ADMIRAL WILFREDO D TAMAYO PCG, Commandant, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) gives due recognition and awarded Legion of Honor (Degree of Maginoo) to CDR MASAKI FURUKAWA of the Japan Coast Guard during the Monday Flag Raising Ceremony at Headquarters Philippine Coast Guard Wharf for his outstanding contributions and service rendered as Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Long-term Expert in Coast Guard Administration from 05 December 2006 to 04 December 2009.

The assignment of CDR FURUKAWA to the Philippines has contributed to the promotion of maritime safety in the country. In the accomplishment of his mission to PCG, CDR FURUKAWA performed various activities categorized under various areas such as Maritime Communications System, Hazardous and Noxious Substance Response Operations, and ReCAAP Seminar-Workshops on Anti-Piracy Coordination and Assets Management System.

His expertise in Maritime Administration is particularly useful in the development of the PCG’s pioneer cadetship program and in the upgrading of PCG’s anti-marine pollution (MARPOL) and communications equipment. JICA through the efforts of CDR FURUKAWA has made possible a DEED OF DONATION in favor of the PCG, involving various types of MARPOL and communications equipment through the JICA Grant Aid “Project on Enhancement of Communications System for Maritime Safety and Security” which is valued at P 367,965,390.00. This grant aid project of the Japanese Government which was completed on March 2009 has the main objective of further enhancing the maritime communications capability of the Philippine Coast Guard.

Admiral Tamayo has also expressed his gratitude to VADM TOSHITAKA ISHIMA JCG, Chief Advisor, JICA-PCG Human Resource Management Systems Development and other JICA experts who were also present during the recognition, for their significant contribution and continuing support to the cause of the PCG.

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The Singapore Maritime Task Force and Maritime Security Command head recently paid a courtesy visit to Philippine Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo.

Col Jackson Chia with Major Kah Kheng of the newly formed Maritime Task force with Col Tay Kim Chiew, Defense Attache of Singapore, sought to strengthen cooperation with the Philippine Coast Guard as the two agencies address the multi-faceted nature of today’s maritime threats on their respective maritime territories.

Coast Guard Commandant Wilfredo Tamayo for his part underscored the need to work closely with other maritime agencies of the neighboring countries for integrated regional responses to maritime security threats particularly piracy and armed robbery in the high seas. He disclosed that aside from greater information collaboration, the two agencies also explored possible cooperation on capability enhancement and cross training of personnel in the near future. He expressed gratitude to Col Chia for the visit and considering the Philippine Coast Guard as a vital partner in combating maritime terrorism.

Col Chia ,during the meeting with Coast Guard Central Staff with Vice Commandant for Operations Vice Adm Ramon Liwag, shared how the new task force works within the Singapore Armed Forces. He explained that the task force streamlines Singapore's reaction to maritime security situations by coordinating the deployment of assets beyond the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) to the rest of the Singaporean Armed Forces. He added that the task force can also muster assets of home agencies such as the Police Coast Guard, the Maritime Port Authority, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority and the Singapore Customs.

He thanked the leadership of the Coast Guard for the warm welcome and the opportunity to be acquainted with the current thrust of the organization.

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Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) officials anticipate the impending passage into law of the Philippine Coast Guard Act of 2009 as Congress finally approved and endorsed this new legislation at the conclusion of the final deliberation during the Senate and House bicameral conference committee yesterday, November 18, 2009. The bicameral legislative approval of the PCG Bill climaxes the institution’s eleven-year protracted struggle for juridical identity and legal mandate with absolute clarity of all its bequeathed powers and functions after its reinvention in 1998 from a military force under the Philippine Navy of Armed Forces of the Philippines to a public service provider of the Department of Transportation and Communications.

Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Wilfredo D Tamayo expressed profound gratitude for the priceless collaborations of the Senate Committee Chairman on National Defense and Security, Sen. Rodolfo Biazon, the Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation, Representative Monico Fuentebella and the House contingent led by Representatives Jesus Madrona, Salvador Escudero, Roilo Gomez, Rufino Biazon, Abraham Mitra, Nur Jaafar and Mark Leandro Mendoza. Admiral Tamayo summed up the corporate sentiments of the PCG organization: “As a token of our eternal gratitude to the members of the bicameral conference committee, in particular, and all the members of the 14th Congress in general, and on behalf of our officers, men and civilian employees, the Command expresses its profound gratitude for their persistent, dedicated, and competent works which culminated in the approval of the PCG Bill at the Bicameral Conference Level.” He also thanked Secretary Leandro Mendoza of the DOTC for his guidance and relentless campaign to pass the measure.

Admiral Tamayo endears the bicameral approval of the bill as a searing recognition of the PCG’s distinctiveness as the country’s premier 24/7 maritime guardians and as reaffirmation and reinforcement of its indispensable roles in maritime search and rescue, maritime safety, marine environmental protection, maritime law enforcement, and maritime security in support of national development.

The PCG was previously defined as a major unit of the Philippine Navy by virtue of Republic Act 5173 in 1967. The Office of the President annexed the PCG under its jurisdiction in 1998 pursuant to EO 475. Former President Fidel Ramos shortly issued Executive Order 477 that same year, positioning the PCG, to this present day, under the stewardship of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC).

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The Philippine Coast Guard, in tandem with Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority and Subic Bay Freeport locators, gears up high octane for the Fire Fighting, Search and Rescue and Marine Pollution Exercises starting 8:00 AM on November 17, 2009 at Subic Bay. Dubbed as Fire Fighting/SAR/MARPOL Joint Exercise Subic Bay 2009, the partner agencies converge with their respective marine environmental protection contingents, equipped with vessels, air assets and personnel to synergize in the joint exercises.

PCG Commandant Admiral Wilfredo D Tamayo relayed that the exercises will simulate to evaluate the integrated response capability and inter-operability of the PCG, PCGA, SBMA and SBF locators during maritime disasters and oil spills that may occur near or within the Subic Bay Freeport Zone jurisdiction. The simulation serves also to train and enhance cooperation and mutual capabilities and competencies in fire fighting, rescue and oil spill containment and recovery operations. Participants will learn planning, command and control, and the conduct of integrated operations in fire fighting, rescue and oil spill containment and recovery operations. Admiral Tamayo further aspires that the exercises forge solid foundations for effective teamwork relationships among the four agencies.

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The Philippine Coast Guard and the Taiwan Coast Guard mutually seek closer bilateral cooperation for increased coordination with search and rescue activities and environmental concerns in the light of escalating global climate change. This corporate sentiment eventually found expression during the most recent visit of a contingent from the Taiwan Coast Guard.

Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo noted that the adjacent proximity of the two archipelago countries and kindred similarities in weather conditions impose imperative cooperation. Tamayo discerned that historically, typhoons passing Northern Philippines usually proceed to Taiwan. Shared information between the two nations, then, translates into heightened disaster preparation for the greater reduction of loss in lives and properties. Tamayo further acknowledged past instances when the Taiwan Coast Guard alerted the PCG over fishing boats capsizing in the northern tip of the Philippines with subsequent joint rescues performed by both Coast Guard operating units.

Director Chien Chung, senior adviser for Taiwan’s National Security Council reciprocated with proposals on mutual cooperation for the suppression of piracy and vigilance over sea vessels in the interest of maritime security purposes. He added that Taiwan will offer more cross-training opportunities to upgrade the interoperability of both Coast Guards.

The visiting Taiwan delegation included Coast Guard National Security Council Senior Advisor, Dr. Chien CHUNG; Coast Guard Administration Deputy Minister, Hon. Chang-Hsuing CHENG; National Security Council Secretary, Mr. Lee LIAO and Mr. Chih-Hao HUA; Coast Guard Administration Executive Officer, Mr. Mark SU; Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in the Philippines Representative, Ambassador Donald C.T. Lee; Director Ted K.H. Chang and Anthony C. Y. Ho.

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The Philippine Military Academy (PMA) marks its historic first visit to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) last November 14, 2009 ever since the official separation of the PCG from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) towards the stewardship of the Department of Transportation and Communications. Eighty PMA Second Class Cadets enrolled in the three-unit course Environmental Science, covering principles and issues of environmental concerns, underwent PCG introductory modules on environmental safeguard. The learning experience included a brief on the PCG role in environmental protection, lecture cum demonstration on oil spill management and a field observation tour of the Pasig River.

PMA Natural Science Department Head Lieutenant Colonel Hector Tagata intended his curriculum design to orient PMA cadets not only of national defense but also environmental defense in the light of the aftermath of two freak typhoons that crippled the country due to environmental degradation. The PCG is one of the premier government frontlines in maritime environmental protection.

The cadets were also given briefing of the current Coast Guard functions and activities. Coast Guard officers who were graduates of PMA led by Captain Lyndon La Torre, Assistant Chief of Staff for Marine Environmental Protection, welcomed and lauded the visit. After the briefing, the cadets were toured at the Coast Guard Command Center and SAR vessel BRP Pampanga.

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Some 80 delegates from 26 countries will attend the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia Information Sharing Center (RECAAP-ISC) Capacity Building Workshop at Traders’ Hotel, Manila on November 09-12, 2009. Participating countries are as follows: Bangladesh, Brunei, Darussalam, Cambodia, Vietnam, Djibouti, Tanzania, Ethopia, Maldives, Seychelles, Comoros, Kenya, China, India, Hongkong, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Norway, Thailand, Philippines and two (2) representatives from the IMO. As the country’s focal point for RECAAP, this gathering will be spearheaded by the Philippine Coast Guard and is aimed at enhancing information exchange, measures and strategies among cooperating countries designed to help contain or curb piracy affecting international shipping operations, particularly considering that 80 percent of the world’s trade is transported by merchant vessels. The objectives of RECAAP-ISC are as follows:

1. To improve the efficiency of RECAAP focal points in coordinating the conduct of anti-piracy and anti-armed robbery operations,
2. To enhance operational cooperation among the RECAAP focal points and with the RECAAP Information Sharing Center,
3. Facilitate networking between and among RECAAP-ISC, RECAAP focal points, maritime industry and governments,
4. Highlight the IMO’s revised guidelines on combating piracy and armed robbery against ships,
5. Understand the PCG inter-agency approach in preventing and coordinating response to piracy and armed robbery incidents, and
6. Understand the situation involved and collaborative measures to combat piracy in the Gulf of Aden/off Somalia

The piracy incidents perpetrated off Somalia along or through the Gulf of Aden remain a major cause for worry in the shipping and trading industry. Filipino seafarers which comprise some 25-30 percent of the world’s seafarers are among the many victims themselves. The PCG is set to present the Philippine Maritime Situation and will share its experiences, techniques and strategies on how the Philippine Government through the PCG and other agencies is able to effectively deter or curb piracy in the country as a result of the following measures:

1. Collaborative or Cooperative Strategy among cognizant agencies such as the PCG, PN, PNPMG, and LGUs in terms of strategic deployments of surface and air assets, seaborne and airborne patrols, extended pursuit operations, and/or information exchange.
2. Inclusion of piracy as an act of terrorism in the recently enacted Human Security Act.
3. Employment of composite sea marshals on board high interest vessels including passenger vessels, and vessels engaged in marine research and energy exploration.
4. Enhancement of Vessels’ Monitoring/Reporting System through the PCG’s enhanced maritime Communications System involving VTMS Centers (jointly operated with PPA), VSAT, NAVTEX, Microwave System, HF and VHF radios and Hotlines/Hot Text available or guarded on 24/7 basis in 10 PCG Districts, 55 Stations and 195 Detachments strategically located around the archipelago, combined with the Philippine Navy’s Coast Watch South, and the Philippine National Police Hotlines. Likewise the Maritime Industry Authority’s ongoing efforts in the development of Long Range Identification Tracking (LRIT) System.
5. Publication and Distribution of PCG Maritime Communications Directory to the shipping industry and other stakeholders.
6. Conduct of combined anti-piracy or related training exercises with other maritime services and partner nations such as the PCG-JCG Anti-Piracy/ MARLEN Exercises, CARAT Exercise with USCG, USN and PN, and MTA Lumbas with PN, RAN and ACS, and
7. Adoption of IMO’s Best Practices Against Piracy.

The PCG envisions that the delegates from respective countries will be able to pick up from the above-mentioned measures and strategies in the same manner that the local delegation will also learn from the experiences and gains of other countries. In essence, the improvement of each country’s measures and operational capability against piracy will mean the safety and security of global shipping activities and international seafarers.

Meanwhile, the Department of Foreign Affairs has recently informed the Philippine Coast Guard of the proposed visit by a high-level Somali delegation to the Philippines this month to explore possible training and capacity-building cooperation with the Philippines in maritime security, combating piracy, and in enhancing coast guard operations.

The Somali proposal for an official working visit to the Philippines within the month of November 2009 was conveyed to the Philippine Embassy in Jakarta by the Somali Embassy in Jakarta, which covers the Philippines from Indonesia.
The proposed visit is an offshoot of Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s offer extended to Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed at the sidelines of the African Union Special Summit in Tripoli on 31 August 2009 for the Philippines to train the Somali Coast Guard and Civil Service.

The high-level delegation will consist of:

1. H.E. Professor Abdurahman Aden Ibrahim Ibbi – Somali Deputy Prime Minister and concurrent Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, head of delegation;
2. Admiral Farah Ahmed Omar – Somali Navy Commander; and
3. H.E. Mohamud Olow Barow – Somali Ambassador to Indonesia.

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Sixteen passengers onboard Motor banca Magic-5 owned by Serio Dusong a resident of Brgy. 5 Coro, Palawan was successfully rescued by Coast Guard Station Coron after encountering engine trouble at the vicinity in between Coron and Culio, Palawan last November 1, 2009 at about 8:45 am. A certain Mr. Tantan Lizardo of Local Government Unit Coron relayed that the said Motor banca was in need of Coast Guard assistance.

By 9:00 am, Coast Guard Station Coron immediately launched onboard motor banca Vincent Abegail then successfully rescued the sixteen passengers onboard, all residents of Brgy. Bangcuang, Coron, Palawan, by towing their boat to Coron Market Pier. The sixteen passengers and two crews safely onboard were identified as: Mark Gerald Doblados (24 years), Liezel Evangelio (24 years), Shyenette Sarmiento (28 years), Shane Sandroni Acosta (4 years), Hubble Aureo Sarmiento (8years), Shefer Auge Sarmiento (11 years), Edgar Sarmiento Sr. (53 years), Edgar Sarmiento Jr (22 years), Sannie Sarmiento (47 years), Rober Bejosano (29 years), Mariano Sarmiento (27 years), Fibna Sarmiento (1 year), Geraldin Ormido (29 years), Marfer Sarmiento (30 years), Reynalyn De Guzman (11 years), Bryan Mones (11 years), Rene Flores (38 years) crew and Nestor Delapenia (25 years) operator of the said motor banca.

By about 9:20 pm, the search and rescue operation was completed, declaring all passengers in good health and physical condition.

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Typhoon Santi left three fishing bancas totally destroyed along the coastal waters of Santa Praxedes, Cagayan. Marvin Agarpao of Claveria, Cagayan, a fisherman of one of these destroyed boats, last spotted along coastal waters of Cagayan and Ilocos Norte, was reported missing as of November 2, 2009. Efforts of his fellow fishermen to rescue him proved futile due to very rough sea conditions.

Coast Guard Stations Currimao and Aparri took immediate appropriate actions after receiving an 11:42-am text message from Director Castro of Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council (PDCC) Cagayan. Earlier at 4:00 am, seventeen fishing bancas sailed from Brgy. Taggat, Claveria, Cagayan. Three of these boats failed to return home due to bad weather condition.

CGS Currimao rescue team with Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) is now in Santa Praxedes to facilitate the search and rescue operations.

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Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo announces today the entrance examinations for the pilot cadetship program of the Philippine Coast Guard scheduled on November 28, 2009 at all Coast Guard District offices nationwide.

Admiral Tamayo disclosed that prospective applicants will compete for seventy five slots that will form the first cadet corps of the Philippine Coast Guard. The successful examinees, after hurling additional numerous tests, will comprise the PCG Cadet Corps Class of 2014 to be integrated to the cadet corps of the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy in San Marcelino, Zambales.

Under a recent Memorandum of Agreement with the Philippine Coast Guard, the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy will train the Coast Guard cadets as part of the program. They will be taught the same merchant marine curriculum particularly on shipboard and navigation training but with subjects on coast guard nuances and peculiarity. On their final year, while the merchant cadets spend their shipboard training on board commercial vessels, Coast Guard cadets will board Coast Guard vessels instead for deployment in various coast guard stations nationwide. They will automatically form part of rescue, maritime law enforcement or marine environmental protection units. After graduation, they will be immediately commissioned as Ensigns in the regular force of the Coast Guard.

With both organizations under the DOTC water cluster sector, the cross-training program will benefit both institutions in the mutual use of their equipment and resources. PMMA cadets can avail of the summer training programs of the PCG on board Coast Guard Cutters and air assets. They will also have the opportunity to be oriented on the actual functions of the PCG. Apart from the PMMA complex training, PCG personnel can also avail of the master’s degree program offered in its Manila satellite campus.

Admiral Tamayo also divulged that successful applicants for cadetship will enjoy government scholarship leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Merchant Marine, eligible to take professional licensure examinations. He expressed optimism that the first cadet corps will become a prelude for the eventual establishment of the Coast Guard Academy, patterned after the United States and Japan Coast Guard Academies. He thanked Secretary Leandro Mendoza of the Department of Transportation and Communications for the fruition of the project and the leadership of the PMMA for allowing Philippine Coast Guard to be part of the partnership.

Admiral Tamayo exhorts interested applicants to secure application forms from the nearest Coast Guard units or from the PCG website www.costguard.gov.ph download. Applicants must be natural born Filipino male or female citizens, who are: physically fit; single with no children out of wedlock; never been accused or convicted of any crime against the law and the State; exactly at least 17 years old or at most 22 years old upon admission by June 2010: at least high school graduates or graduating from high school by April 2010: At least 5 feet and 4 inches in height and 55 kgs in body weight for males and 5 feet and 2 inches in height and 50 kgs in body weight for females; at least average academic performance, preferably with high school Trigonometry and has never been previously enrolled in PMMA.

Examinations on the 28th of November will be held on the following Coast Guard Districts:

Coast Guard District National Capital Region-Central Luzon (CGDNCR-CL)
Muelle Dela Industria, Farola Compound, Binondo, Manila
Telephone: (02) 243-0474 / 243-0465 / 245-7056

Coast Guard District Central Eastern Visayas (CGDCEV)
Address: Arellano Boulevard,Cebu City
Telephone: (032) 416-6208

Coast Guard District South Western Mindanao (CGDSWM)
Address: Port Area, Zamboanga City
Telephone: (062) 993-1004

Coast Guard District Palawan (CGDPAL)
Address: Barangay Liwanag, Port Area, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
Telephone: (048) 433-2974

Coast Guard District Southern Tagalog (CGDSTL)
Address: Sta. Clara, Batangas City
Telefax: (043) 300-2949

Coast Guard District Western Visayas (CGDWV)
Address: Bo. Obrero, Iloilo City
Telefax: (033) 337-6029

Coast Guard District Northern Luzon (CGDNLZ)
Address: Poro Point, San Fernando City, La Union
Telefax: (072) 700-4474

Coast Guard District South Eastern Mindanao (CGDSEM)
Address: KM -10 Sasa Wharf, Davao City
Telefax: (082) 235-0002

Coast Guard District Bicol (CGDBCL)
Address: Naval Base Rawis, Legaspi City
Telefax: (052) 820-6346

Coast Guard District Northern Mindanao (CGDNM)
Address: Corrales Extension, Macabalan, Cagayan De Oro, City
Telefax: (088) 231-6634

For further inquiries: Text or Call 0917 724 3682/ 527 3866

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Based on the report of Coast Guard District NCR-Central Luzon on or about 012200H Nov 09, CG-K9 personnel detailed with Port State Control Center Manila, turned over a certain Ms. Maria Natividad Gumilao, 19 yrs old of Lipata, Minglanila, Cebu City who was apprehended for illegal possession of prohibited drugs known as Shabu together with cash amounting to P13,000.00 pesos; 1 pink shoulder bag with personal belongings; Birth Certificate ; Residence Certificate (CEDULA) issued at Minglanila, Cebu; Deposit Slip from Banco De Oro amounting to 79,000.00 dated 26 October 2009; 2 Official receipts from Cebuana Lhuillier Pawnshop amounting to P327,376.00 and P72,080.00 dated 26 Oct 2009; official receipt from SkyLiner Service Corporation amounting to P4,977.00 dated 26 Oct 2009; Ticket reservation from Cebu Pacific amounting to P4,876.15 dated 26 Oct 2009; and 2 units Cellular Phones (K5301 Ericson and Nokia). Accordingly, on or about 012100H Nov 2009, while a female Blue Guard on duty at the Doña Eva Macapagal Terminal conducted body search on Ms. Gumilao, the said duty guard slightly sensed a hard object at the suspect’s breast portion and Ms. Gumilao immediately ran away outside of the terminal. However, the guard immediately sought assistance from Coast Guard SN1 Usman of CG-K9 Unit detailed at the said terminal, and subsequently chased Ms. Gumilao until he was able to corner her outside of the terminal. SN1 Usman PCG thus invited her back to the terminal and started to ask some questions as she reasoned out that she had go to the CR for her call of nature. With the help of the lady guard, some substance was found in her underwear (panty). Ms. Gumilao was immediately brought to the OIC of Security Guards for initial investigation prior to turn over to Port State Control Center Manila. Upon receipt and after completion of initial investigation report, and physical and medical examination of Ms. Gumilao and her companion, Mr. Melvin Gerpacio, 33 years old, the 2 together with the aforementioned items were properly turned over to IA1 Glenn Lagutan of PDEA MMRO for proper disposition.

The DOTC-PCG-PPA-MARINA Passenger Assistance Centers remain in place and additional Coast Guard K9s are in critical ports to augment PCG Boarding Teams and Sea Marshals. Philippine Coast Guard ships, aircraft and deployable response teams composed of Special Operations Group divers, Medical Teams, and K9s remain on heightened alert until the expected influx of passengers subsides. Once again, passengers are reminded to come to the ports at least 3 hours before ship’s departure, to travel light, and avoid bringing prohibited items such as sharp/ pointed objects, flammable goods, and explosive materials. Likewise, firearms should be covered by appropriate permits/ licenses/ mission orders. Passengers are also warned against “colorum” vessels which are likely to take advantage of the situation.

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