MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) should dispose of 10 rundown vessels so it could save funds, the Commission on Audit (COA) said in a report.
The PCG
reportedly has 14 aging ships and 33 small sea craft and airplanes, 10 of which
are already broken beyond repair and “just occupy space in piers.”
COA said
keeping the vessels was costly “because personnel need to be assigned in the
area to guard these assets.”
“Mothballed
assets will be better disposed of immediately, rather than left to further
corrode,” COA said.
An audit
team began checking on the condition of PCG vessels last year. Aside from the
vessels, the PCG also has five aircraft.
Of the 14
ships, only eight or 57 percent are ready for sea (RFS), meaning these ships
can sail out to sea whenever needed, while six ships or 43 percent are on a
NRFS (not ready for sea) status.
Of the six
ships on NRFS status, the COA report said four are already being considered as
mothballed or beyond repair.
“The
mothballed floating assets, whose net book value could not be determined
because of the absence of documents, appeared to be beyond economical repair.
These boats are no longer used by PCG,” the COA report said.
“We believe
that the non-action of the PCG on the disposal of mothballed ships and small
crafts is disadvantageous to the government,” the audit team stressed.
State
auditors said the PCG management should immediately conduct inspection and
evaluate the status of all its floating assets.
“If found to
be no longer needed and are not under litigation, decommission the ships and
small crafts and prepare the necessary inspection and inventory report to begin
the process of disposal,” COA recommended.
(PhilStar)
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