January 28, 2026 | An Indoctrination and Oath-Taking Ceremony for Filipino fisherfolk officially joining the 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐱𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 was conducted in Bulawen, Palauig, Zambales.
The activity aimed to strengthen 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 among fisherfolk amid ongoing challenges in the West Philippine Sea. PCG Spokesperdon for the West Philippine Sea, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 , served as the guest speaker during the event, where he shared brief insights and experiences related to maritime security and highlighted the role of civilian auxiliaries as force multipliers of the Philippine Coast Guard in protecting national interests.
He emphasized the importance of 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐚, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞—𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐬.
Also present at the program were 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐲. 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐛𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐥, Director of the UP Law Center, and a senior journalist from the Philippine Daily Inquirer. The ceremony marks a significant step in empowering fisherfolk as partners and force multipliers in maritime safety and national security, while 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬.
