PH Coast Guard has new commandant

Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan took the helm of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday, replacing Adm. Artemio Abu who had reached the mandatory retirement age of 56.

Gavan was deputy commandant for administration before his appointment. Gavan was instrumental in training and capacity-building female coast guard personnel as radio operators called “Angels of the Sea” on board PCG vessels patrolling the West Philippine Sea.

READ: New PCG chief vows PH will not lose even single centimeter of territory

Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista expressed his confidence that Gavan would build on the efforts of his predecessor to steer the country from any deterioration in the situation in the West Philippine Sea.”—FRANCES MANGOSING