Coast Guard gets P6.7B shot in the arm

THE national government has set up the Philippine Coast Guard weapons, Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel said.

“The fresh funding will help pay for the acquisition of 10 newly appropriations committee.

The PCG is also acquiring four for delivery in 2019; and two for delivery in 2020 and 2021, according to Pimentel.

- ticular can operate continuously for 15 days, so they can help reinforce existing Philippine Navy and PCG vessels that are now guarding our exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea,” Pimentel said.

The lawmaker said the PCG is also spending P922 million chopper meant for deployment for smaller watercraft.

“These new assets will go a perform its mission to enforce our maritime laws, conduct sea disaster search and rescue when needed and protect our marine environment,” Pimentel said.

allocation of its mother agency, the Department of Transportation, according to Pimentel.

The lawmaker said 4,000 new positions for PCG uniformed - thorized in view of the upcoming new vessels.

Pimentel said the country has at least three “hotspots” that require intensive coastal patrol operations—the West Philippine Sea, Northern Luzon and Sulu Sea.