Three construction workers died in a landslide that occurred at a construction site along the boundary of Silang and Tagaytay in Cavite amid torrential rains brought by Tropical Storm “Emong” and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat). The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said it recovered the...
A fishing boat carrying 11 fishermen and 40,000 liters of oil sank off the coast of Lian, Batangas on Wednesday, July 23, amid the bad weather caused by southwest monsoon (habagat), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. Fishing vessel “Unity World” sank at 2 a.m. around 2.25 nautical miles...
LIAN, Batangas – The Philippine Coast Guard rescued 11 crew members of a fishing vessel loaded with 40,000 liters of oil that sunk in the sea of this town before dawn on Wednesday, July 23. The Coast Guard Station Batangas received information from BRP Dagupan, a Philippine Navy vessel, regarding...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rolled out its “Libreng Sakay” program to assist commuters who were stranded across the National Capital Region (NCR) due to severe flooding triggered by Tropical Storm “Crising” and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat). “Dahil po sa ulang dala ng...
A fishing boat capsized off El Nido, Palawan due to heavy rains and big waves caused by Tropical Storm “Crising” on Saturday, July 19. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said three fishermen were rescued from their fishing boat which flipped off Pasandigan Cove. According to initial...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Friday, July 18, that it has rescued 17 fishermen from a distressed boat in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal), West Philippine Sea (WPS). Fishing boat “FB Cassandra” was operating 59 nautical miles northeast of Bajo de Masinloc when its...
( UPDATED) The number of people affected due to the combined effects of Severe Tropical Storm “Crising” and “habagat” (southwest monsoon) has risen to 96,000 as three individuals were reported missing amid massive flooding and landslides, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...
The combined effects of Tropical Storm “Crising” and “habagat” (southwest monsoon) have affected a total of 7,501 families or 23,918 individuals as landslides and flooding were recorded in Visayas and Central Mindanao , the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC)...
LEGAZPI CITY – Nearly 100 passengers were stranded in three ports in the Bicol region due to tropical storm “Crising,” the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Friday. PCG-5 (Bicol) commander Commodore Ivan Roldan said 64 passengers and 21 roll-on, roll-off (RoRo) ships were stranded at the...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) finally used its remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to hasten the search for the remains of missing cockfighting enthusiasts (sabungeros) in Taal Lake, Batangas on Tuesday, July 15. The submersible drone arrived at the diving site in Brgy. Balakilong, Laurel, Batangas...
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 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)...
