The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) hosted the National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise 2025 (SAREX) with Integration of Mass Rescue Operations and was successfully conducted at Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan from 07 July to 08 July 2025.
As envisioned by the President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr., PCG continuously pursue and defend our maritime interests towards a brighter and stronger Bagong Pilipinas.
The said exercise was presided over by PCG Deputy Commandant for Operations, Vice Admiral Edgar YbaΓ±ez PCG, and hosted by Coast Guard District Western Visayas under the leadership of Commodore Christopher Auro PCG.
This large-scale exercise showcased inter-agency coordination, rapid response, and commitment to saving lives at seaβmade possible through the collaborative efforts of other government organizations and private sectors which are as follows:
-Philippine Army (PA)
-Malay Police Station (MPS)
-PNP Maritime Group Malay
-K5 News FM Iloilo
-Paradise Cable Television Network Inc.
-Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)
-Municipal Health Office Malay
-611th & 609th Squadron Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary
-Bureau of Immigration (BOI)
-Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ)
-Local Government Unit Malay
-Malay Tourism Office
-Aklan Provincial Government
-Boracay-Caticlan Port Administration
-Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) Malay
-Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO)- Malay
-Department of Tourism (DOT)- Boracay
-Montenegro Shipping Lines Inc.
-Caticlan-Boracay Transport Multipurpose Cooperative
-Boracay Island Hopping Association
-Henann Group Resorts (HGR)
-Bamboo Travel & Tours
-Boracay Water Taxi
-Boracay Watersports Association (BWA)
-Southwest Travel Tours
-Phoenix Petroleum Dumaguit
-Red Whale Boracay
-Diamond Water Sports
-Philippine Red Cross (PRC)
-Philippine Ports Authority (PPA)
-Maritime Industry Authority Regional Office VI (MARINA RO VI)
-Barangay Manocmanoc, Malay, Aklan
-Barangay Balabag, Malay, Aklan
-Isla ng Boracay
-K5 News FM Iloilo
Together, we remain one maritime nation, committed to saving lives and protecting our waters.