For the past four years, Julie “Totoy/Dondon” Patidongan had been in hiding after the news of the 34 missing cockfighting enthusiasts (sabungeros) broke out. He could have continued evading the attention, but the thought of his entire family getting killed prompted him to come out and reveal...
The key whistleblower in the case of the missing cockfighting enthusiasts (sabungeros), along with the families of the victims, formally filed a complaint against 12 police officers allegedly involved in the abduction and killing of the sabungeros before the National Police Commission (Napolcom)....
A total of 464 square meters of coral reef were damaged when a Chinese fishing militia anchored at a cay near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in June. This was the revelation made by marine scientists from the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) and the...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Monday, July 14, warned the public, especially residents living in coastal communities, to exercise caution as debris from a Chinese rocket is expected to drop within the Philippine maritime territory. In a statement, the...
The suspicious sacks retrieved from the bottom of Taal Lake where Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) divers were searching for the remains of 34 missing cockfight enthusiasts (sabungeros) were confirmed to have contained a mix of human and animal remains. No less than Philippine National Police (PNP)...
The Department of National Defense (DND) clarified Monday, July 14, that Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has renounced his Maltese passport following accusations that he has dual citizenship and is not qualified to hold public office. In a statement, DND spokesperson Asst. Sec. Arsenio...
Eleven more crew members of MV Magic Seas, a Liberian-flagged cargo ship attacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, were flown to the country by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Saturday night, July 12. This means that the DMW has completed the repatriation of all 17 Filipino crew members...
A sack filled with "burned objects and stones" to make it sink got torn while Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) divers were retrieving it from the Taal Lake in Batangas during a diving operation to search for the remains of the 34 missing cockfighting enthusiasts (sabungeros) on Saturday afternoon,...
As the country commemorated the ninth anniversary of its landmark victory over China in the South China Sea arbitration case, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) issued radio challenges to two Chinese warships and a coast guard vessel that operated off the coast of Cabra, Occidental Mindoro on...
The Philippines and Japan have forged an agreement that would further strengthen both countries’ disaster resilience in Greater Metro Manila area, particularly in dealing with earthquakes and tsunamis. Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Officer-in-Charge Charge Assistant Secretary Bernardo Rafaelito...
(SECOND UPDATE) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will utilize specialized underwater and aerial technologies to intensify its search for the remains of the 34 missing cockfighting enthusiasts (sabungeros) believed to have been dumped in Taal Lake, Batangas, as divers found two more suspicious...
Six of the 17 rescued crew members of MV Magic Seas, a Liberian-flagged cargo ship attacked by Houthi militants in the Red Sea, have returned safely to the country on Friday, July 11. Three seafarers landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 in Pasay City onboard...
