The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) conducts a wreath-laying and flower-offering activities onboard one of its vessels to n honor of the slain or missing seafarers and fishermen as it marks the celebration of the 25th National Maritime Week (NMW) and 29th National Seafarers Day (NSD) on Sept. 22, 2024...
Fisherman Robin Dejillo, 49, (wearing blue shirt), is rescued after he went missing for 46 days and apparently drifting for 635 kilometers – from Quezon province to Batanes – in the vicinity waters of Basco on Sept. 19, 2024. (Photo by PCG) A fisherman who went missing for 46 days and...
Authorities inspect a tanker allegedly engaged in oil smuggling activities at the Navotas Port on Sept. 18, 2024. (Photo: PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) took custody of two tankers that were allegedly engaged in oil smuggling activities at the Navotas Port. In a statement Friday, Sept. 20,...
(PCG) The House of Representatives unanimously approved on third and final reading the measure seeking to strengthen and modernize the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in the pursuit to protect the country’s rights and sovereignty. During the plenary session...
MV Sangko Uno (Photo: PCG) The dredging activity being conducted by MV Sangko Uno in Mindoro Island and Manila Bay is done in accordance with the country’s laws, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Wednesday, Sept. 18. PCG acting spokesperson Lt. Commander Michael John Encina said the only...
Capt. Alvin Dagalea (seated, left), commanding officer of BRP Boracay, and Capt. Vincent Laca, commanding officer of Coast Guard Station Manila (seated, right) present the arrested crew members of MV Sangko Uno at the Philippine Coast Guard headquarters in Manila on Sept. 16, 2024. (Photo: PCG) MV...
Chinese coast guard, navy, and maritime militia vessels flocked Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Navy (PN) disclosed on Tuesday, Sept. 17. The week-long monitoring of the PN from Sept. 10 to 16 revealed that there were 157 Chinese vessels in the WPS, which is...
MV Sangko Uno (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confirmed on Monday, Sept. 16, that it has discovered alleged undocumented Chinese crew members of a dredger anchored in Navotas City. The PCG said that it caught five Chinese and a Filipino-Chinese national who are...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The Philippine Coast Guard suspended sea trips in northern Quezon on Monday, September 16, as weathermen raised tropical cyclone wind signal No. 1 in the area due to tropical depression “Gener.” The PCG said the order affecting General Nakar, Infanta, Real, and Polillo...
Philippine Coast Guard Commandant, Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan (left) shakes the hand of Lt. Cdr. Efren Duran, commanding officer of BRP Teresa Magbanua, as the vessel returns to port in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on Sept. 15, 2024 following a five-month-long deployment in Escoda Shoal in the West...
PCG's BRP Teresa Magbanua The House of Representatives is poised to pass on third and final reading before the September recess the bill that will modernize the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). This developed as the 300-plus strong House...
Austal Philippines, a subsidiary of Austal Ltd., is set to design and build a custom vessel for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to enhance patrols in the West Philippine Sea. During the Australian Business Briefing with the media, Wayne Murray, Austal PH’s president and general manager shared...
