Legislators have backed the Philippine Coast Guard in its efforts to push for the agency's modernization, PCG adviser for maritime security Commodore Jay Tarriela said.
Legislators have backed the Philippine Coast Guard in its efforts to push for the agency's modernization, a PCG official said Saturday.
“The Commandant [PCG Admiral] Artemio Abu has already received support from various lawmakers—senators and even congressmen—expressing their support for Coast Guard modernization and also helping us receive additional funds to sustain our patrol in the West Philippine Sea,” PCG adviser for maritime security Commodore Jay Tarriela told reporters on the sidelines of the Saturday News Forum in Quezon City.
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