Malacañang has commended the local coast guard personnel for driving away a Chinese naval ship spotted sailing in the country's waters. A Chinese navy warship dispersed off Marie Louise Bank in El Nido, Palawan after personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) radio challenge on July 13, 2021....
The Commission on Audit (COA) has sought the blacklisting or imposition of penalties on Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) contractors that failed to implement some P1.358 billion worth of projects from 2014 to 2020. Lighthouse in Batangas In the recently-released 2020 PCG Annual Audit Report, COA...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque revealed his plans to go to Bajo de Masinloc and the Kalayaan Islands in the West Philippine Sea to check if Filipinos were really being barred from fishing in the disputed waters. Members of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and some Filipino fishermen in the West...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) should commend the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel who are able to successfully drive away foreign vessels in the West Philippine Sea, saying congratulations are in order for these officers who bravely stood up for the country’s sovereign rigths,...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has commissioned into service 51 female personnel who successfully finished their non-officers’ course at the PCG National Headquarters in Port Area, Manila on Wednesday, June 30. At least 51 female personnel made their way into the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has put up food banks in the coastal areas of Bataan, Manila, and Iloilo to keep alive the spirit of giving through the community pantry amid the lingering threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. At least 40 fishermen were given assistance by the PCG...
Authorities have located a storage facility filled with P150 million worth of smuggled products that include personal protective gears and brand imitation clothing in a raid in Binondo, Manila. SMUGGLED ITEMS UNCOVERED-- Various smuggled products such as cosmetic products, personal protective...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday urged the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to drive away Chinese fishermen who might be continually harvesting giant clams in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) illegally. Hontiveros said these giant clams, locally known as ‘taklobo,’ should be protected, as clearly...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday applauded the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) for bravely driving out Chinese maritime militia vessels at the Sabina Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. “I would like to applaud the PCG and BFAR for...
The Philippine government on Monday announced that it has protested the “shadowing, blocking, dangerous maneuver, and radio challenges” made by the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) against Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels conducting legitimate maritime patrols and training exercises in the...
House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Wednesday, April 28, asked government to deploy the Philippine Coast Guard in the West Philippine Sea to escort Filipino fishermen. Zarate aired the appeal to President Rodrigo Duterte as he strongly condemned China for...
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) apprehended three fishing vessels engaged in illegal fishing activities in Manila Bay. The apprehension, according to BFAR, took place during a joint seaborne operation by its Central Office - Fisheries...
