Mindanaotoday.com | Coast Guard aims to put up sub-stations in Oro
By: Franck Dick Rosete
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Station Cagayan de Oro has aimed to establish the sub-stations in different parts of the city as early as possible with the help of the local government unit (LGU).
PCG Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de Oro commander Patrick John Cabasag said in a phone interview on Friday, November 25 they are just waiting for the city government to provide the specific areas that would be used for the sub-stations.
“We are just waiting for the LGU to provide us the area and we have the personnel to be deployed, and the mayor has showed support to the initiative of the Coast Guard,” he said.
Cabasag made a courtesy visit to City Mayor Rolando Uy on Monday, November 21 and presented the proposal to establish sub-stations particularly in some of the flood-prone areas in the city.
This include the barangays of Bulua, Lapasan, Puerto, Tablon, Carmen and Macasandig.
The main objective for the proposed expansion is to enable the Coast Guard to strengthen its capabilities to immediately respond to any cases of flooding and drowning incidents, especially in river areas.
“Based on our records, the city of Cagayan de Oro is one of the areas that has many drowning incidents,” Cabasag said, adding that in a year, they recorded more or less 10 drowning incidents in the city.
“For now, our Coast Guard is located only in Macabalan, so we want to expand,” he added.
During the courtesy visit, Cabasag said Mayor Uy was very supportive to the said initiative, stressing the importance of Coast Guard’s services to help the community.
The said PCG official also confirmed that Coast Guard Station Cagayan de Oro is already separated from Coast Guard Station Misamis Oriental, considering that it is a chartered city and the economic hub of Northern Mindanao. (MT)
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