Motorbanca (MBca) Princess Aya was overloaded with passengers when it capsized off Binangonan, Rizal on Thursday, July 27, amid the onslaught of Super Typhoon “Egay”, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) revealed. (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) According to data from the PCG, the...
A motorized boat loaded with around 70 individuals capsized off the waters of Binangonan, Rizal on Thursday afternoon, July 28, after the passengers reportedly panicked when the vessel was hit by strong winds, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. The initial report from the ground revealed that...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has launched a search and rescue mission for four members of its rescue team on board an aluminum boat that sank off the waters of Abulug, Cagayan. The four PCG rescuers were supposed to conduct a rescue mission on Wednesday, July 26, some 21 nautical miles off...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Philippine Ports Authority reported that 99 passengers were stranded at the Calapan City port after the Philippine Coast Guard temporarily barred vessels from plying the Batangas to Mindoro route and neighboring provinces due to super typhoon “Egay.” The...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – A total of 1,389 persons were stranded in different seaports in Southern Tagalog or Region 4-A due to super typhoon “Egay” on Tuesday, July 25. The Philippine Coast Guard in Southern Tagalog said that 39 vessels, 272 rolling cargoes, and 25 motor bancas were stranded and...
A total of 4,554 families composed of 16,888 individuals were already affected by the combined effects of Super Typhoon “Egay” and southwest monsoon (habagat), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Tuesday, July 25. *A passenger sleeps on a blanket laid...
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Northern Negros Occidental suspended sea trips from Cebu to Negros Occidental and vice versa on Monday, July 24, due to typhoon “Egay.” In a travel advisory issued by PCG, trips of Roll-on, roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessels from Tabuelan, Cebu via...
More than 11,000 individuals were affected by the combined effects of Typhoon “Egay” and the southwest monsoon (habagat) as disaster officials urged the public on Monday, July 24, to keep being vigilant especially since there is a possibility that the typhoon might develop into a “super...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The Philippine Coast Guard temporarily suspended sea travel in southern Quezon after storm signal No. 1 was raised due to tropical cyclone “Egay” on Monday, July 24. PCG-Southern Quezon commander Janus Robinson Sabas said the suspension covers the towns of Pitogo, San...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued 11 passengers from a motorbanca which ran aground and eventually sank off Surigao City on Saturday, July 23. Motorbanca “Justin” had just departed from a floating resort in Brgy. Day-asan en route to Surigao City around 3:30 p.m. when it accidentally hit...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will be placed on a heightened alert beginning Monday, July 24, to help ensure safety and security for the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the possible effects of Tropical Storm “Egay”. PCG Commandant Adm. Artemio...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) received on Tuesday, July 18, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) which was proudly made by Filipino developers. *(Photo: Dodeca Research and Development Team) * One unit of hybrid vertical take-off and landing...
