PCG Commandant Admiral Artemio Abu (Courtesy of RTVM livestream) After serving as the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant for over one-and-a-half years, Admiral Artemio Abu will officially retire from the uniformed service on Thursday, Oct. 18. Abu held the top PCG post since March 1, 2022, and...
Admiral Artemio Abu (File photo) Five names were floated to replace outgoing Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant Adm. Artemio Abu, it was bared on Friday, Sept. 22. Abu is set to retire on Oct. 19 after serving as the 29 th PCG chief for 18 months or since March 1, 2022. PCG spokesperson Rear...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant Adm. Artemio Abu renders a salute during the wake of Petty Officer Third Class (PO3) Ponciano Nisperos Jr. in San Fernando City, Pampanga on Sept. 8, 2023. Nisperos drowned while in the middle of a search and rescue (SAR) operation in Tubao, La Union on...
A political party leader in Japan has expressed support for the Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) acquisition of additional 97-meter multi-role response vessels (MRRVs) as part of efforts to better safeguard the country’s vast coastline. Natsuo Yamaguchi (middle), chief representative of Japan's...
A total of 376 individuals have passed a six-month rigorous training to be part of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and help defend the country’s 36,000-kilometer coastline, it was announced on Tuesday, June 13. *(Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) * Adm. Artemio Abu, PCG Commandant, led...
Admiral Artemio Abu, Commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), on Friday, May 12, expressed support to a proposed Senate legislation that aims to modernize and enhance the agency’s capabilities to better protect the country’s maritime domain. (File photo) Senator Christopher “Bong”...
Ayala Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Philippine Coast Guard to give thousands of PCG officers and staff access to the conglomerate’s Saludo Sa Serbisyo program. In a statement, Ayala said the MOU defines both parties' commitment to address the various needs of PCG...
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian expressed his “sincere gratitude” to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for rescuing the crew of a Chinese fishing vessel damaged off Suluan Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, calling it a testament of the “millennium friendship and bayanihan...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will build housing units for its personnel within the next five years which is seen to benefit many coast guardians. Photo: Philippine Coast Guard / PCG To realize the project, Adm. Artemio Abu, PCG Commandant, signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Reynaldo...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is planning to put up markers that will symbolize the country’s sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as China reportedly maintains a “massive” scale of militia force in the disputed water. Contingents of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Batanes Mission...
Despite the tension created by the overlapping maritime claims in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippines is seeking to promote peace and good working relationship with neighboring countries in the Indo-Pacific region, particularly with China, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)....
The welfare and needs of Filipino seafarers, such as up-to-date training and certification, must be prioritized by the government if they are to be at par with the rest of the world. (Photo by PCG) This was highlighted by Adm. Artemio Abu, Commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), during the...
