Vice Admiral Robert Patrimonio

Vice Admiral Robert Patrimonio

  • Commander, Maritime Security Law Enforcement Command
  • Philippines Coast Guard

Coast Guard Vice Admiral Robert Noble Patrimonio is a graduate in a prestigious institution, the Philippine Military Academy and a proud member of the PMA “Sambisig” Class of 1991. He was called to active duty of the Philippine Navy on 1991 and finished his Executive Officer Billet prior joining the Philippine Coast Guard in 1996.

As a devoted Coast Guard Officer, he is one of the few coast guard officers who were able to serve almost all of the Support Commands and all of the Functional Commands of the PCG. Prior to his designation as Commander of the Maritime Security Law Enforcement Command, one of the major commands of the PCG, he was also designated as Commander, Marine Environmental Protection Command and Deputy Commander of Maritime Safety Service Command.

He is the first Philippine Maritime Attache’ to the Court of St. James in London, United Kingdom and served as the Philippine alternate permanent representative to the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

An advocate of continuing education, he finished two post graduate degrees; Masters in Public Administration at Mindanao State University, Marawi City and Masters of Science in Maritime Affairs Major in Maritime Safety and Environmental Protection at the World Maritime University, Malmo Sweden.

Vice Admiral Patrimonio is not only an officer and a gentleman who ventured his endurance in sport and finished kilometres of ultramarathon race in different locations in London and England but still honing his skills in golfing, enjoying the fairways.

This native Bisaya, born and raised in Dumaguete City is a humble son of Mrs. Mary M Noble and the late Judge Victor C Patrimonio. A loving husband to the former Ms. Phee Margaret Anne Legaspi and a caring father to their four children namely Timothy Robert, Paul Andrew Victor, Patrick Stephen and Pheeby Mary Eileen.

Sessions

  • Maritime and Big Rivers

    Rivers create a particular set of problems for border management. Rivers can flow hundreds and thousands of kilometres from the ocean into national territories. Indeed, rivers make up 23 percent of all international borders.
    South America has the largest number of international borders made up by rivers—nearly half. Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana, French, Guiana, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. On the Indian subcontinent the rivers Ganga, Brahmaputra and Indus are shared with neighbouring countries, India Nepal, Bhutan, China, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
    As an example of the complexity the Danube can be navigated by ocean going vessels from the Black Sea 2,400 km into the very heart of Europe, passing through or making up part of the border of ten of those countries.
    So, how do you manage the intersection of rivers, seas and oceans and the multi-national and multi-jurisdictional complexity of this most challenging of border domains.