The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has intensified its monitoring patrols at the Malampaya gas field in Palawan to secure the country’s energy lifeline after the discovery of a new source of natural gas in the area. No less than General Romeo Brawner Jr., AFP Chief of Staff, personally led...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is investigating a possible oil spill off Agno Bay in Pangasinan after oil traces were detected in the area where M/V Devon Bay, a Singapore-flagged cargo vessel, was last located. PCG spokesperson Captain Noemie Cayabyab said the oil sheen was seen during an...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has begun shifting its internal cleansing approach from using punitive measures to implementing preventive strategies aimed at stopping police misconduct before it begins, a top police official disclosed on Friday, Jan. 23. Acting PNP Chief Police Lt. Gen. Jose...
The Philippine Army (PA) denounced “in the strongest terms” the killing of four soldiers by suspected Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group (DI-MG) terrorists in an ambush in Munai, Lanao del Norte on Friday morning, Jan. 23. Lt. Gen. Antonio Nafarrete, PA commanding general, described the attack on the...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, Jan. 23, ordered all police units down to city and municipal levels to sustain gains in reducing criminal incidents and step up efforts to account for all wanted persons. Police Lieutenant General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., acting PNP chief,...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued a distressed fisherman after his boat malfunctioned in the waters off Hornos Point in Mariveles, Bataan on Thursday, Jan. 22. The PCG said that the fisherman, a 35-year-old resident of Barangay Biyaan, Mariveles, sustained a first-degree burn on his right...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confirmed on Friday, Jan. 23, that it has coordinated with the Indonesian government in the search for missing passengers of the motorbanca MBCA Amejara. PCG spokesperson Capt. Noemie Cayabyab said search and rescue (SAR) efforts were intensified while search areas...
(UPDATED) A Singaporean-flagged general cargo vessel loaded with iron ore listed and eventually capsized off Ango Bay in Pangasinan, prompting search and rescue (SAR) operations from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and even China Coast Guard (CCG) ships loitering within Philippine waters on...
The word war between Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea (WPS) Commodore Jay Tarriela and the Chinese government continues as the former declared on Friday, Jan. 23, that threats from Beijing will not stop him from exposing illegal Chinese activities in the WPS....
A suspected Chinese rocket passed over Palawan’s airspace, the Philippine Navy (PN) reported on Wednesday, Jan. 21. The suspected People’s Republic of China (PRC) Long March 12 rocket was observed traversing Palawan’s airspace at 3:59 p.m. on Jan. 19 by the Western Naval Command (WNC). “The...
Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) Secretary Carlito G. Galvez Jr. called on the Bangsamoro people on Wednesday, Jan. 21, to protect the gains of the peace process as the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) marked its seventh...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday, Jan. 21, expanded its search and rescue operation for 15 more missing passengers and crew of the recreational motorbanca (MBCA) “AMEJARA” as a lone survivor recounted how strong winds and currents caused the vessel to capsize in the Davao Gulf. PCG...
