Traveling isn’t easy when you’re with family, especially with children or senior citizens in tow. More often than not, parents end up saying that they “need a vacation from their vacation.” Sounds familiar, right? No matter how bad we all need a vacation from the kids, we prefer to bring...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) revealed Monday, May 8, that it has shifted its operations from rescue to retrieval of the four missing passengers of the sunken dive yacht M/Y Dream Keeper. (M/Y Dream Keeper / Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) In a statement, the PCG said that the Coast Guard...
The state weather bureau on Saturday morning, May 6, said scattered rain showers and thunderstorms may persist in Palawan due to a low pressure area (LPA). (MB Visual Content Group) Spotted 115 kilometers west of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical...
A P5-million reward was offered to anyone who could provide any information on the whereabouts of a Chinese passenger who went missing when dive yacht M/Y Dream Keeper sank off Tubbataha, Palawan earlier this week. (M/Y Dream Keeper / Courtesy of PCG) In a letter sent to the Manila Bulletin, a...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said that dive yacht M/Y Dream Keeper sank off Tubbataha, Palawan over the weekend due to a squall. (M/V Dream Keeper / File photo via PCG) A squall is a sudden violent gust of wind or a localized storm which usually lasts for a few seconds. But it was enough to...
A dream trip turned into a nightmare when a dive yacht carrying 32 passengers and crew capsized off Tubbataha, Palawan on Sunday morning, April 30, as search and rescue (SAR) operation was conducted to find four individuals who went missing. (M/Y Dream Keeper / Courtesy of PCG) The Philippine...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Sunday, April 16, that three floating assets from the Philippine Navy (PN) and the United States Navy (USN) were utilized to perform field training exercises (FTEs) in the waters of Palawan as part of the ongoing Exercise Balikatan. (Photo: Western...
Rumored couple James Reid and Issa Pressman were sighted in Palawan over the weekend. Photos of them taken at Port Barton in San Vicente, Palwan have since gone viral on social media. Note the two seemingly made an effort to keep it a secret. They didn't post anything from the trip on their...
Oil slicks from the recent oil spill in Oriental Mindoro have already reached a number of areas in Palawan, prompting barangays to take part in preventing further damages. In a “Laging Handa” briefing on Monday, March 13, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) Head...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will be inaugurating three major terminals across the country in March this year, including the one in Calapan City in Oriental Mindoro which will be the Philippines' biggest Passenger Terminal Building (PTB). Aside from the PTB in Calapan City, PPA General...
The 69-kilovolt Roxas-Taytay transmission line in Palawan has been energized by state-run National Power Corporation (NPC) to reinforce electricity services for consumers in that local off grid. NPC President and CEO Fernando Martin Y. Roxas highlighted that “the completion of the transmission...
Two Filipino fishermen who went missing in Palawan last month were finally rescued after 12 days in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) by Chinese fishermen, the Western Command (WesCom) reported Wednesday, Feb. 15. Photo: Western Command Vice Adm. Alberto Carlos, WesCom commander, identified the rescued...
