Oil extraction from sunken tanker done by June 19—PCG

up a future scenario where all vessels were preoccupied with ongoing missions, but maritime surveillance could not be waived.

“That is when the drones come in very handy, Balilo stressed. Given its “limited budget,” the PCG has yet to include the planned purchase of drones in the list of equipment that would be procured amid the ongoing efforts to modernize the Coast Guard, he said.

Balilo disclosed that a number of countries have expressed interest to supply the PCG with modern drones, which he described as “the future of maritime patrol.