The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) accused China of jamming the Starlink internet connection of its vessels and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ships during a maritime domain awareness (MDA) flight near Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS)...
A heap of garbage collapsed at a privately owned landfill in Rodriguez, Rizal, prompting search and rescue operations to find three missing scavengers who were believed to have been buried alive, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) confirmed on Sunday, Feb. 22. The collapse at the Rizal Provincial...
The widespread flooding that left eight people dead in three provinces in Davao Region (Region 11) has been blamed on supposedly incomplete and unconnected flood control and drainage projects, a ranking official of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) disclosed on Sunday, Feb. 22. Dir. Ednar...
A body was retrieved inside the air-conditioned accommodation area of the sunken ferry MV Trisha Kerstin 3 off Baluk-Baluk Island in Basilan on Sunday, Feb. 22, as underwater diving operations continue to find 14 remaining missing passengers. PCG spokesperson Capt. Noemie Cayabyab said the recovery...
The battlefield is changing but the moral compass of a soldier must remain fixed. Thus said Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Superintendent Vice Admiral Caesar Bernard N. Valencia as he challenged the new breed of cadets to lead beyond technology, noting that modern tools cannot replace the...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has completed 75 percent of its underwater search inside the sunken ferry MV Trisha Kerstin 3, a ranking official said on Saturday, Feb. 21. PCG spokesperson Capt. Noemie Cayabyab said two bodies were recovered during underwater operations on Feb. 18, pushing the...
Commodore Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea (WPS), denounced China’s “influence operations” aimed at distorting the role of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in addressing issues in the WPS. In a statement Friday, Feb. 20, Tarriela said...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, Feb. 20, expressed full support for President Marcos Jr.’s directed for government agencies to craft a national strategy to combat money laundering and terrorism financing as part of the administration’s intensified campaign against financial...
Police Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all police personnel on Friday, Feb. 20, to uphold discipline and protect public trust after two rookie cops were involved in a now-viral traffic altercation with a civilian motorist in Manila. The...
The Department of National Defense (DND) stepped up its maritime cyber defense efforts through a specialized training course with the United Kingdom and a high-level cyber meeting with Canada. The DND, together with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), joined a maritime cybersecurity training...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday, Feb. 18, expressed support for increased deployments of United States missile systems to the country following the 12th Philippines-United States Bilateral Strategic Dialogue (BSD) held in Manila. AFP spokesperson Col. Frances Margareth...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said its technical divers recovered four more bodies from the sunken ferry MV Trisha Kerstin 3 during underwater operations off Baluk-Baluk Island in Basilan on Tuesday, Feb. 17. PCG spokesperson Capt. Noemie Cayabyab said this raised the death toll to 62....
