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...
Only four bodies believed to be passengers of the sunken motorbanca MBCA Amejara, not five as earlier reported, were recovered during search and rescue operations by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), a ranking official clarified on Sunday, Jan. 25. PCG spokesperson Capt. Noemie Cayabyab said one of...
The Department of National Defense (DND) condemned on Saturday, Jan. 24, the People’s Republic of China’s (PROC) criticisms of Filipino uniformed personnel, including Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson for West Philippine Sea (WPS) Commodore Jay Tarriela, and warned the Asian superpower...
The Philippine Army (PA) identified on Saturday, Jan. 24, the four soldiers who were killed in an ambush by suspected Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group (DI-MG) remnants in Munai, Lanao del Norte. Lt. Gen. Antonio Nafarrete, PA commanding general, said the slain soldiers were Staff Sergent Diosito Araya,...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confirmed on Saturday, Jan. 24, that at least five bodies believed to be passengers of the recreational motorbanca MBCA Amejara were found off Sarangani as search and rescue (SAR) operations remain ongoing for those missing. Commodore Philipps Soria, commander of...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) took another step toward completing its planned Black Hawk fleet buildup with the acceptance of five new S-70i utility helicopters on Friday, Jan. 23. Col. Ma. Christina Basco, PAF spokesperson, said the helicopters were formally accepted during a joint acceptance,...
