ILOILO CITY: Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade led the inauguration of the new Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) district headquarters in the Western Visayas on November 8, Monday to strengthen the presence of the country's maritime force in the region.

Tugade expressed his gratitude to former Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar and Iloilo City Rep. Julienne Baronda for the funding, conceptualization and construction of the new PCG district headquarters located in Barrio Obrero, Lapuz, Iloilo City.