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Rommel Supangan is PCG's new commandant – Palace
Updated at 3:39 P.M. MANILA, Philippines — Vice Admiral Rommel Supangan is the new commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), replacing Ronnie Gil Gavan, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro announced on Monday. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the change-of-command and retirement ceremony for Supangan and Gavan a
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