Five senior officers have been nominated to be the next commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) replacing Admiral Artemio
The nominated senior officers are Vice Admiral Rolando Lizor Punzalan, Vice Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan, Vice Admiral Joseph Coyme, Vice Admiral Allan Victor Dela Vega, and Vice Admiral Roy Echeverria, PCG spokesperson Rear Admiral Armando Balilo said in a statement.
“The five candidates will undergo series of interviews and will face the senior leadership of the Department of Transportation before endorsing their names to the Office of the President,” Balilo said. “But the President [Ferdinand Marcos Jr.] who will appoint the commandant, aside from the five nominees, can still choose from the qualified flag rank officers of the PCG,” he added.
Punzalan is the current PCG Deputy Commandant for Operations and a member of PMA Tanglaw Diwa Class of 1992, according to the Coast Guard.Coyme is serving as the Commander of Maritime Services Command and a member of PMA Bantay Laya Class of 1994.Also from PMA Class of 1993, Echeverria is currently serving as the Commander of Maritime Security and Law Enforcement Command.
Before becoming the Coast Guard Commandant, Abu was the commander of the PCG’s Task Force Kaligtasan sa Karagatan, which helps patrol the seas and protect life and property in the country’s waters.
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