Cebu Daily News

MANILA Several prestigious foreign travel publications like Travel + Leisure Magazine have reaffirmed the Philippines fame as having some of the best beaches in the world.

However, lifeguards manning those beaches have not been accredited in compliance with the law.

More than two years after Republic Act No. 9993, or the Philippine Coast Guard Act of 2009 was signed into law, not a single lifeguard in the country has been certified by the PCG as required by the new PCG law.

When contacted, Lt. Cmdr. Armand Balilo, PCG spokesman, acknowledged that RA 9993 mandates the Coast Guard to regulate safety in beaches nationwide, through the issuance of lifeguard certificates, among other functions.

However, Balilo admitted that PCG, a Department of Transportation and Communications-attached agency, is still finalizing the guidelines covering the issuance of lifeguard certificates.

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