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...
The number of Chinese vessels operating in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) increased slightly last week as verbal spat between Filipino and Chinese officials continued, spilling tensions in the contested waters into the diplomatic arena. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said that 55 Chinese...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Wednesday, Jan. 28, escalated its search and rescue (SAR) operations for the remaining missing passengers of roll-on/roll-off vessel M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 with the deployment of technical wreck divers and a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) in waters off Basilan....
A motor yacht caught fire off Tingloy, Batangas on Tuesday morning, Jan. 27, the Philippine Coast Guard said (PCG). Seven crew members of motor yacht “M/Y Allusive” were rescued by concerned individuals after the vessel went up in flames while sailing in waters off Tingloy. Based on the initial...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) confirmed on Tuesday, Jan. 27, that a Chinese naval vessel was monitored during a recent AFP–United States maritime cooperative activity (MCA) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, AFP spokesperson for WPS, said a People’s...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Tuesday, Jan. 27, that it was validating reports that a Filipino national is involved as a mercenary of Russia in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla said the military has taken note of the circulating...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Tuesday, Jan. 27, ordered the grounding of the entire passenger fleet of Aleson Shipping Lines, the operator of the roll-on/roll off (RORO) vessel M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 that sank off Basilan, as a full-blown investigation was launched while search and...
Seventeen crew members of Singaporean cargo ship M/V Devon Bay were finally turned over by the China Coast Guard (CCG) to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) after the vessel sank off Agno Bay in Pangasinan, a ranking official disclosed on Monday, January. 26. PCG ship BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701)...
(UPDATED) A roll-on/roll-off (RORO) vessel bound for Jolo, Sulu sank off Basilan early Monday morning, Jan. 26, killing at least 18 individuals, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported. A report from the Coast Guard District Southwestern Mindanao (CGDSWM) said M/V Trisha Kerstin 3, operated by...
