The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) (Filipino: Hukbong Bantay Dagat ng Pilipinas) is an armed and uniformed service primarily tasked with enforcing laws within the Philippine waters, conducting maritime security operations, safeguarding life and property at sea, and protecting the marine environment and resources. similar to coast guards around the world.
It is an attached agency of Department of Transportation and Communications of the Philippines. Currently, it is present throughout the archipelago, with twelve Coast Guard districts, fifty-four CG stations and over one hundred ninety CG detachments, from Basco, Batanes to Bongao, Tawi-Tawi.
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