The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said yesterday it is not expecting to receive additional ships in 2013, but the Aquino administration is purchasing at least 10 new vessels that are scheduled to arrive at least by 2014.
“Since all
of the ships to be purchased by the Coast Guard are brand new, it would take
some months to construct. So hopefully, by 2014 they would start arriving,” PCG
commandant Rear Admiral Rodolfo Isorena said.
When he took
over as PCG chief last Dec. 14, Isorena said one of his priorities is to
improve the agency’s capabilities.
He said
Malacañang has given its approval to procure 10 40-meter search and rescue
vessels from Japan that will be delivered within three years, from 2014 until
2017.
There are
also plans to procure an 82-meter ship and four 24-meter vessels from France,
but Isorena said these are not yet final.
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