The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) are leading preparedness efforts to ensure maritime safety as typhoon “Uwan” is expected to affect the country this weekend. This, as Department of Transportation (DOTr) Acting Secretary Giovanni Lopez instructed the PCG...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Zamboanga City government has sent relief assistance to typhoon-devastated Cebu province. The Philippine Coast Guard, through the Coast Guard Southwestern Mindanao, mobilized the BRP Corregidor to transport relief goods. Sent were more than 1,000 boxes of bottled water and...
DUMAGUETE CITY – Nine individuals were rescued after the motorboat they were riding capsized in Dumanjug town, Cebu province, despite a no-sail policy enforced by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Negros Oriental. Lt. Marionne Abigail Enopia, Coast Guard Station Negros Oriental commander, said...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) found a solid ally amid calls online to abolish the maritime agency and a wave of disinformation targeting its operations. No less than Department of Transportation Acting Secretary Giovanni Z. Lopez has come out strongly in defense of the PCG, calling it an...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Tuesday, Nov. 4, that it was investigating a suspected Chinese rocket debris discovered by a group of trekkers along the shoreline of Camiguin Island in Calayan, Cagayan. PCG spokesperson Captain Noemie Cayabyab said a metallic debris was found by the...
More than 3,000 passengers were stranded in various ports across the country on Monday, Nov. 3, due to the impact of typhoon “Tino,” the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. From 8 a.m. to 12 noon, the PCG said that there were 3,103 passengers, 1,203 rolling cargoes, and 61 vessels stranded in 83...
DAGUPAN CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued a male beachgoer from drowning in the sea of Barangay Urbiztondo, San Juan, La Union, on All Saints’ Day. The victim was waving for help when he was spotted by PCG personnel conducting bay watch monitoring in line with “Oplan Biyaheng...
The observance of "Undas" has been “peaceful and orderly” so far despite a massive travel surge, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported on All Saints ' Day on Saturday, Nov. 1, citing real-time command monitoring and tight coordination with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on land...
BACOLOD CITY – The Coast Guard District Southern Visayas is on heightened alert from Oct. 30 to Nov. 4 for “Undas” in Negros Island Region. Proactive measures have been implemented under “Oplan Biyaheng Ayos: Undas 2025” to ensure the safety, security, reliability, and comfort of all...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) were placed on alert to ensure safe, orderly, and peaceful travel of millions of Filipinos for this year’s observance of the All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day or “Undas.” The PNP has mobilized more than 50,000 police...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Wednesday, Oct. 29, fired back at Cavite 4th District Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Austria Barzaga Jr. over his recent call to abolish the organization due to allegations of corruption, and for spreading fears that the agency “will become the cause of World War...
DUMAGUETE CITY – No oil spill was detected, although some corals were damaged, after a roll-on, roll-off (RORO) sea vessel ran aground in Larena town, Siquijor province, a Coast Guard official said on Tuesday. Lt. Riza Genebleza, newly installed commander of Coast Guard Station Siquijor, said in...
