January 28, 2026 | An Indoctrination and Oath-Taking Ceremony for Filipino fisherfolk officially joining the ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ was conducted in Bulawen, Palauig, Zambales.
The activity aimed to strengthen ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ among fisherfolk amid ongoing challenges in the West Philippine Sea. PCG Spokesperdon for the West Philippine Sea, ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ , 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 ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ ๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐โ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ.
Also present at the program were ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ค๐๐ฅ, 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 ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ก๐จ๐จ๐๐ฌ.