The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has recognized the captain and 38 crewmembers of BRP Bagacay who successfully carried out their humanitarian mission to Panatag Shoal last Tuesday despite attempts by the Chinese coast guard to stop them using powerful water cannons.
The Philippine Coast Guard recognized the crew of the BRP Bagacay who participated in the humanitarian mission for Filipino fishermen in Panatag Shoal. As the ship docked in Manila yesterday, PCG officer-in-charge Vice Admiral Rolando Lizor Punzalan Jr. awarded the crew with the Coast Guard Merit Medal and Ribbon.
Awarded the “Coast Guard Merit Medal and Ribbon” for their courage were the 38 crewmembers of the 44-meter multirole response vessel. Bagacay served as escort to Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources vessel Bankaw which delivered food and other provisions to Filipino fishermen near the Panatag Shoal last April 30.
At an event at the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy in San Narciso, Zambales yesterday, Tarriela said it was painful to see the Philippine flag being targeted by the Chinese in their attack on Bagacay and Bankaw last Tuesday. “I’m happy that people are pained by it,” foreign affairs spokesperson Teresita Daza told reporters at the same event, adding that “it is important that we realize that this issue… happening in the West Philippine Sea is an issue of the entire country and not just those from Zambales and nearby areas.
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