PHL Coast Guard Deputy Commandant Elected as Chairman of ReCAAP
RADM Joel S. Garcia (4th from right) personally informed Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Joseph Del Mar Yap (4th from left) of his election as ReCAAP Chairman during his courtesy call last March 21.
23 March 2018 SINGAPORE – Rear Admiral Joel S. Garcia, Deputy Commandant for Administration of the Philippine Coast Guard and Executive Director of the National Coast Watch Center (NCWC) under the Office of the President, was elected as Chairman of the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) for the term 2018-2021 last March 20.
ReCAAP is the first regional government-to-government agreement to promote and enhance cooperation against piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia. It has twenty (20) contracting parties, including Europe (Norway, the Netherlands, Denmark and the UK), Australia, United States and the Philippines.
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