President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appointed new Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) officials to the rank of Flag-rank Wednesday morning, according to a Palace statement.
The Presidential Communications Office bared the said appointments of various PCG Flag-rank officers including:
For the rank of Coast Guard Vice Admiral (CG-VADM): Joseph M. Coyme, Ronnie Gil L. Gavan, and Robert N. Patrimonio.
Gavan was the Deputy Commandant for Administration of the Philippine Coast Guard (O/DCAPCG) and Coyme was the commander of the Maritime Safety Services Command of the Philippine Coast Guard.
Patrimonio was the Commander of the PCG’s Marine Environmental Protection Command.
Furthermore, the Coast Guard Rear-Admiral (CG-RADM) rank appointees were; Gregorio I. Adel Jr., Armand A. Balilio, Hostillo Arturo E. Cornelio, Eustacio Nimrod P. Enriquez Jr., Edgardo
T. Hernando, Rudyard M. Somera, and Nelson B. Torre. Cornelio was the Commander of the Coast Guard District National Capital Region—Central Luzon. Enriquez Jr. was the commander of the Philippine Coast Guard Education Training and Doctrine Command and Hernando was the Commander of theCoast Guard Special Operations Force.
Adel Jr was the Commander of PCG’s Inspector General and Internal Affairs Service and Somera was the director of PCG’s Strategic Studies and International Affairs Center.
Torre was the Former commander of the PCG’s K-9 Force Command and former Deputy Commander of the PCG’s Maritime Security and Law Enforcement Command.
Balilio was also the PCG spokesperson and PCG’s Internal Auditor. He was also vocal on the recent events involving PCG in conflict with the Chinese Coast Guard on the usage of CCG’s Military-grade Laser on the PCG personnel and vessel patrolling the waters off the Ayungin shoal which was a part of the Philippines’ Kalayaan Group of Islands.
The PCG is mandated and responsible to perform maritime search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, maritime safety, marine environmental protection, and maritime security.