A roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel carrying 125 individuals caught fire while traversing the waters off Surigao Strait which injured three crew members, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Tuesday, Feb. 3. The PCG said MV Maria Felisa encountered a fire inside its engine compartment while en...
Aside from using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), a side-scan sonar system is now being utilized by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to hasten search and rescue (SAR) operations for the sunken MV Trisha Kerstin 3 as diving efforts entered its sixth day on Tuesday, Feb. 3. PCG spokesperson Capt....
The Philippine Army (PA) said Tuesday, Feb. 3, that it has strengthened its ties with French aerospace company Thales as part of efforts to expand cooperation in defense and critical technology systems that support national security. Brig. Gen. Jamel P. Samonte, commander of the Army’s Signal...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will conduct a series of large-scale military activities with the United States in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) for two months, it was confirmed on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad, AFP spokesperson for WPS, said the exercises will take...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday, Feb. 2, paid tribute to its soldier-athletes and coaches for their solid performances during the recently held 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Thailand. AFP Chief, Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. led the ceremony held at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) briefly diverted its search and rescue (SAR) operations for victims of MV Trisha Kirsten 3 to another distressed passenger vessel off Basilan early Monday morning, Feb. 2. PCG units were conducting SAR operations for MV Trisha Kerstin 3 in the vicinity waters off...
The National Youth Commission (NYC) has allocated P5 million to expand youth-led programs on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) awareness and stigma reduction. NYC Chairperson Joseph Francisco Ortega said on Friday, Jan. 30, that the commission is taking an active role in national HIV policy...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday, Jan. 30, rejected claims on social media that portrayed findings of the Commission on Audit (COA) as alleged proof of corruption within the organization. Colonel Xerxes Trinidad, chief of AFP public affairs office, said certain social media users...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday, Jan. 30, that it will provide full assistance to the family of a policewoman found dead in Bulacan as the search for her killer intensifies. Police General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr., PNP Chief, ordered investigators to leave no stone unturned in...
Police General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered a comprehensive security audit of all airports nationwide following a shooting incident involving a knife-wielding passenger at the Iloilo International Airport. Nartatez said the PNP has...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) confirmed Friday, Jan. 30, that it has started a pre-charge investigation against six police officers from the Manila Police District (MPD) who were arrested for alleged robbery and extortion in Makati City. Lawyer Brigido Dulay, inspector general of the PNP...
After its initial reluctance, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Friday, Jan. 30, finally admitted that the roll-on/roll-off M/V Trisha Kirsten 3 may have been overloaded when it sank off Basilan. PCG spokesperson Captain Noemie Cayabyab said the basis for this assessment is the recovery of 11...
