About 2,287 applicants took the PCG Aptitude Battery Test today, November 14 at the Asian Institute for Maritime Studies (AIMS) in Pasay City. 

Said activity is part of the 2015 Nationwide PCGABT wherein an examination is given to interested individuals who would like to be a part of the Philippine Coast Guard and to serve the country. 

As of today, the PCG has already recruited 8,806 officers and non-officers who are deployed in different Coast Guard units in the area. 

The recruitment aims to screen and qualify deserving applicants in addition to the workforce of the agency so that its mission and functions will be carried out more effectively.