30/07/2026
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐
The Coast Guard Investigation and Detection Management Service (CGIDMS), ๐๐๐ฃ๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐ฃ๐ข๐๐๐ข ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐๐, together with ๐๐๐ฃ๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ช๐๐ก ๐ ๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐, Deputy Commander, and other CGIDMS officers attended the Regular Committee Meeting on the Updates on the Actions and Policy Reforms Implemented by Maritime Agencies (MARINA, Philippine Coast Guard, and Philippine Ports Authority) following the M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 incident. The meeting was held on July 29, 2026 at the Belmonte Hall, House of Representatives, Quezon City.
During the meeting, ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐๐ข ๐ฃ๐๐, the Coast Guard Inspector General, together with ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐ฃ๐๐, Commander of the Maritime Casualty Investigation Service, presented the Philippine Coast Guard's ongoing initiatives to strengthen maritime safety and operational standards. These include enhancements to Pre-Departure Inspection (PDI) competencies, stricter inspection protocols in domestic ports, strengthened Vessel Safety Enforcement Inspections (VSEI), Annual Regulatory Evaluations (ARE), and intensified emergency preparedness training programs.
The discussion reaffirmed the commitment of maritime agencies to continuously improve maritime safety, strengthen inter-agency coordination, and promote safer and more secure maritime transportation for the riding public.
[Photos by SN2 Agustin PCG]