President Rodrigo Duterte has tapped the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)x to help implement the state of national emergency he declared in early September.

Memorandum Order (MO) 4, signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on September 26, sought to expand the application of MO 3 that aims to deploy government forces on major streets and thoroughfares as well as crowded places.

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