Coast Guard Academy (Philippines Defense Forces Forum)

Title: Coast Guard Academy
Description: to be set up by PCG & JICA

spraret - April 18, 2008 06:20 AM (GMT)

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/89907/JICA-PCG...-for-Asia-in-RP

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JICA, PCG planning to set up Coast Guard Academy for Asia in RP
04/17/2008 | 11:55 AM
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MANILA, Philippines - The Japan International Coordination Agency (JICA) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) are firming up plans to set up a Coast Guard Academy for Asia in the Philippines.

Radio dzBB's Carlo Mateo reported Thursday that the two agencies envision the Coast Guard academy to be a premier school for maritime safety and law enforcement.

Both agencies said the planned academy may be compared to the Philippine Military Academy and the Philippine National Police Academy, both considered premier learning institutions.

The JICA and PCG said the academy will be open to both Filipino and foreign cadets. Proposed sites for the academy include Mactan in Cebu, Corregidor in Cavite, and Subic in Zambales.

JICA and PCG said they expect the academy to facilitate coordination among the coast guard agencies of Asian nations, particularly in enforcing maritime laws and ensuring maritime safety. - GMANews.TV

Mactan should be the better location compared to Subic and Corregidor :thumb:

flipzi - April 18, 2008 11:05 AM (GMT)

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The Japan International Coordination Agency (JICA) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) are firming up plans to set up a Coast Guard Academy for Asia in the Philippines.

Great!

Dreamrider - April 18, 2008 01:14 PM (GMT)

If this is sponsored by JICA then we should expect top notch equipment and even vessels from Japan for the academy and even the PCG.

:specool:

MSantor - April 20, 2008 02:34 AM (GMT)

See what happens when international cooperation is applied more than distrust for anything or anyone foreign? :thumb:

The Japanese today are different from their forefathers during the Second World War.

I wonder if members of the USCG, Canadian Coast Guard or her Majesty's Royal National Lifeboat Institution (in the UK) will be invited there to that new academy to study or teach?

Wardog - April 20, 2008 08:28 AM (GMT)

:thumb:

Thanks to JICA, this ought to be a world-class academy.

This could be modeled on Japan's own Coast Guard Academy.

kingkong - April 29, 2009 03:00 AM (GMT)

:banana:
Philippine Coast Guard

COAST GUARD DISTRICT NORTHERN LUZON
April 21, 2009
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