(MANILA TIMES) RECENT developments in the maritime sector, the massive oil spill from a sunken tanker in Oriental Mindoro that affected four provinces, and the continued Chinese incursions and aggressions in waters within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone highlight the need to modernize the fleet of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to make it more…
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(ABANTE) Bunsod ng mga pinakahuling kaganapan sa maritime sector, itinataguyod ni Senador Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada ang modernisasyon ng Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) upang makaagapay ito at agarang makatugon sa mga maritime emergencies. Tinukoy ni Estrada ang aksidenteng kinasangkutan ng oil tanker na lumubog sa Oriental Mindoro na nakaaapekto na sa apat na probinsya dahil sa…
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Jinggoy heeds PCG’s plea for modernization: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed Senate Bill No. 2016, proposing a 15-year modernization program for the country’s oldest and only humanitarian armed service, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). “With the colossal task of enforcing regulations in accordance with maritime international conventions, treaties, and national laws within the country’s jurisdiction,…
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RECENT developments in the maritime sector, the massive oil spill from a sunken tanker in Oriental Mindoro that has already affected four provinces, and the continued Chinese incursions and aggressions in waters within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone highlight the need to modernize the fleet of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to make it more…
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STATEMENT OF SENATOR JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA ON HARASSMENT OF PCG BY CHINESE COUNTERPART 14 February 2023 We condemn this latest intimidation tactic employed by the Chinese Coast Guard against members of the Philippine Coast Guard on a rotation and resupply mission of the Philippine Navy in Ayungin Shoal. Their act, which reportedly caused temporary blindness…
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