The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is continuously training with the United States as it prepare to undertake a bigger role from merely patrolling the country’s littoral waters. The civilian armed uniformed service attached to the Department of Transportation announced plans to purchase additional bigger and French-made vessels. The PCG added it has already ordered a Japanese-made ship, which would become its biggest vessel when it arrives on Philippine shores. According to US Coast Guard (USCG) Vice Admiral Michael F. McAllister, the PCG also plans to double its current personnel of 15,000 in an expansion program as the US trains PCG personnel to undertake maritime-domain awareness operations.

Acosta, R. (2021, September 6). US Coast Guard cites devt of PCG. Business Mirror, p. A3.