MANILA, Feb. 27 -- The Facebook page of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has been hacked Monday, with the PCG working with Meta, the company behind Facebook, to regain page access.

In a statement Tuesday, PCG spokesperson Rear Admiral Armando Balilo said recovery is ongoing, in consultation with the Philippine National Police (PNP) Anti-Cybercrime Group.

"The Coast Guard Public Affairs (CGPAS) considers the possibility of online security breach through malware," Balilo said.

The CGPAS is also scheduled to meet with the PCG Weapons, Communications, Electronics, and Information System Command to conduct backend operations for page recovery.

Earlier, the PCG said the hacking occurred at 6 p.m. on Monday by an unknown entity and did not l...