The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday confirmed the location of the sunken MV Trisha Kerstin 3 during the dive operations in the sea of Baluk-Baluk Island, Basilan. In a Facebook post, PCG Technical Diving Group supervisor Commander Cheska Jamorol said the vessel is lying in an east-to-west...
Aside from using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), a side-scan sonar system is now being utilized by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to hasten search and rescue (SAR) operations for the sunken MV Trisha Kerstin 3 as diving efforts entered its sixth day on Tuesday, Feb. 3. PCG spokesperson Capt....
The Police Regional Office-3 seized illegal drugs valued at P24.2 million in Central Luzon in January. PRO-3 Director Police Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio I. Peñones Jr. said 943 drug suspects, including 22 high-value individuals, were apprehended in 659 anti-drug operations. Eight hundred fourteen...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) briefly diverted its search and rescue (SAR) operations for victims of MV Trisha Kirsten 3 to another distressed passenger vessel off Basilan early Monday morning, Feb. 2. PCG units were conducting SAR operations for MV Trisha Kerstin 3 in the vicinity waters off...
By earning a Level 3 Accreditation for the Responsible Gaming Framework from the World Lottery Association (WLA), the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) solidified its position as a world-class gaming institution, becoming the first in the Philippine gaming industry to do so. According...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that Mayon Volcano logged 389 rockfall events and four volcanic earthquakes over a 24-hour monitoring period from 12 a.m. on Jan. 31 to 12 a.m. on Feb. 1. The agency said Mayon remains under Alert Level 3, indicating...
At 43, Angiellie Talavera Frias had a life many would call full—three children who brightened her days, a home under construction that promised future memories, and a stable career in government service. Anne, as she is known to family and friends, thrived on the rhythm of family routines. But in...
Nine from the ill-fated MV Trisha Kerstin 3 have been identified and brought to Jolo, Sulu and Zamboanga City on Friday, Jan.30. According to the Basilan Provincial Risk Reduction Management Office, the bodies of Dayam Awaluddin, Nalda Muksan, Harlene Asgali, and Nursalyn Muammil were brought to...
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...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The death toll in the sinking of the MV Trisha Kerstin 3 increased to 28 after 11 more bodies were found on Thursday, Jan. 29. Eleven bodies were found floating on Thursday morning in the vicinity of Baluk-Baluk Island, Basilan province where the vessel sunk. They were seven...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Kusug Tausug party-list Rep. Aiman Tan has sought a full and independent investigation on the sinking of MV Trisha Kerstin 3 in Basilan province last Monday. In a privilege speech on Tuesday, Tan said an independent probe should determine the cause of the tragedy, the action and...
The Senate Committee on Public Services on Wednesday, January 28 called on the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) to investigate the high number of deaths resulting from the Basilan ferry tragedy. Senator Raffy Tulfo, head of the Senate public services panel, aired his concerns over the recent...
