PRRD appoints
new Philippine
Coast Guard
Commandant
P
resident Rodrigo R Duterte has appointed
Commodore Elson E Hermogino as the regular
Commandant for the Philippine Coast Guard
today.
In a letter of appointment signed last January
4, 2018 by the President and transmitted to
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary
Arthur P Tugade, Commodore Hermogino is designated
to steer the country’s leading maritime law enforcement
organization.
The President also signed the promotion of the newly
appointed Commandant and three PCG senior officers to
the next higher rank of Rear Admiral namely Commodore
Rolando D Legaspi, the Commander of Marine Environmental
Protection Command (MEPCOM) and Acting Commander of
Coast Guard District National Capital Region-Central Luzon
He successfully earned the most
coveted Command-at-Sea Badge as
he commanded three Coast Guard
search and rescue vessels which are
the primary ships for operations
of the PCG namely: BRP Batangas
(SARV-004), BRP Romblon (SARV
3503) and seven other vessels
during his service in the Philippine
Navy.
Commodore Elson E Hermogino
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(CGDNCR-CL); Commodore Joel S Garcia, the current Officer-
in-Charge of the PCG and Commodore Leopoldo V Laroya,
the Commander of Maritime Security and Law Enforcement
Command.
Born in San Carlos City, Pangasinan and reared in Science
City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, Commodore Hermogino began
his military career on 1981 when he entered the Philippine
Military Academy and graduated as a proud member of the
prestigious “Sandiwa” Class of 1985.
His passion for learning enabled him to successfully
complete his post graduate studies at World Maritime
University in Malmo, Sweden and earned the degree of Master
in Maritime Administration in 1996.
Prior to his appointment as the Commandant, Commodore
Hermogino became the Station Commander of various PCG
stations and eventually became the Commander of Coast
Guard districts in Bicol, Northern Mindanao and Southern
Tagalog in Batangas and CGDNCR-CL in acting capacity. He
was also entrusted with positions and commanded major
units of the PCG such as the MEPCOM, Coast Guard Fleet, and
Maritime Safety Services Command.
He successfully earned the most coveted Command-at-Sea
Badge as he commanded three Coast Guard search and rescue
vessels which are the primary ships for operations of the PCG
namely: BRP Batangas (SARV-004), BRP Romblon (SARV 3503)
and seven other vessels during his service in the Philippine
Navy.
Dedication to service has been reflected through his
remarkable achievements and numerous awards received
throughout his career. Among the awards conferred to
Commodore Hermogino are as follows: Coast Guard Legion
of Honor and Ribbon (Degree of Maginoo), Coast Guard
Outstanding Achievement Medal and Ribbon, Coast Guard
Distinguished Service Medal Medal and Ribbon, Coast Guard
Gawad sa Kaunlaran Medal, Coast Guard Merit Medal, Coast
Guard Commendation Medal, Coast Guard Search and Rescue
Medal, Long Service Medal, Coast Guard Visayan Campaign
Medal & Ribbon, and Coast Guard Civic Action Medal.
Commodore Hermogino is a dedicated husband to his wife,
Rutchel and a loving father to his three children, Reiner John,
Renson and Reizels. coastguard.gov.ph
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