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![[Philippines coast guard]](../images/p/ph~cg.gif)
by
Jay Allen Villapando, 8 February 2005
Seal based on http://www.pcg.gov.ph
The flag is white with the same proportions as the Philippine flag. defaced
with the seal of the Philippine coast guard: a circular seal with a black
bordered ring in the shape of a life saver, in three orange ovoid compartments,
each compartment bearing a word: Philippine; coast; guard. Each compartment is
separated by two lines on a field of white. Within the inner ring a field of
white bearing an equilateral triangle in navy blue, with three white five
pointed stars, one at each corner, representing Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao; at
the center a naval anchor in black with a stylized dolphin in white weaving
around the anchor.
Manuel L. Quezon III, 12 February 2002
This is very similar to the well known Geneva
Conference symbol for civil defense facilities, used in many civil defense
flags worldwide. It seems to be much too similar to be a coincidence -- what's
the relationship between Civil Defense and Coast Guard in the Philippines? I
reckon some areas overlap (shipwreck saving, flood relief, even beach life
guard...)
António Martins-Tuválkin, 14 February
2002
The rank flags of the Philippine Coast Guard can be seen at
www.coastguard.gov.ph. Apparently
there is no such rank as commodore/rear admiral (lower half) in the Philippine
CG.
Miles Li, 18 July 2009
![[Philippines coast guard]](../images/p/ph~cgcad.gif)
image by Miles Li, 18 July 2009
![[Philippines coast guard]](../images/p/ph~cgvad.gif)
image by Miles Li, 18 July 2009
![[Philippines coast guard]](../images/p/ph~cgrad.gif)
image by Miles Li, 18 July 2009