Cadiz to host Coast Guard airbase in province

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will establish an airbase in Negros Occidental after the successful signing of the deed of usufruct between PCG District Western Visayas Deputy Commander, CG Captain Ludovico Librilla (DSC) and lot donor Manuel Lamata yesterday, September 23, 2021.

Lamata offered a 30,000-square- meter parcel of his land in Barangay Luna, Cadiz City, where the infrastructures of a PCG airbase necessary for the delivery of Coast Guard services through aerial assets in the Western Visayas region will be established.

“The airbase will allow the Coast Guard to conduct aircraft landing, refueling, and restocking of materials for logistical missions such as search and rescue (SAR) operations, reconnaissance, aerial surveys, and aerial domain awareness,” CG Captain Librilla said.

“Thus, we are grateful to Mr. Lamata for donating a portion of his lot in support of the PCG’s mission to serve the nation with patriotism, compassion, and fear of God,” he also said.*