Nine fishermen were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) after their motorbanca sank off Anini-y, Antique, on Monday, Dec. 8, due to bad weather. The fishermen were conducting fishing activities onboard fishing banca “KIMSYVEL” off the coast of Western Visayas when it was suddenly hit by...
(UPDATED) They took off in the middle of a storm, not for combat but for compassion. Their mission was to assess the damage left by Typhoon “Tino” and determine what help was needed most. It was supposed to be a routine Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (RDANA) flight but it ended in...
President Marcos said search, rescue, and relief operations will be deployed immediately after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Oriental and nearby provinces. "Search, rescue, and relief operations are already being prepared and will be deployed as soon as it is safe to do so," Marcos said...
The Philippine Army (PA) has deployed engineer units to reinforce search and rescue efforts in areas devastated by the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck northern Cebu on Tuesday night, Sept. 30. “The Philippine Army continues to closely monitor the situation in Cebu and is prepared to deploy...
Severe Tropical Storm “Opong” may have exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Saturday, Sept. 27, but 1,555 passengers remained stranded in various seaports nationwide. As of 12 noon, the Philippine Coast Guard said the stranded passengers were monitored in 32 ports in the...
More than 7,000 passengers were stranded in 114 seaports while many residents were rescued due to deep flooding as Severe Tropical Storm “Opong” brought heavy rains and strong winds in different parts of the country, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Friday, Sept. 26. PCG...
Three fishermen were confirmed dead while four others are still missing when their fishing boat capsized in the sea of Barangay San Vicente, Santa Ana, Cagayan at the height of super typhoon "Nando" on Monday. This was confirmed by the Coast Guard District Northeastern Luzon conducting search and...
DAGUPAN CITY -- A fisherman died, six others were rescued, and seven others are missing when their fishing boat capsized in the sea of Barangay San Vicente, Santa Ana, Cagayan at the height of super typhoon "Nando" on Monday. Coast Guard Station Santa Ana responded to a distress incident involving...
Three people have died due to the combined effects of Super Typhoon “Nando”, tropical cyclone “Mirasol”, and the southwest monsoon (habagat), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Tuesday, Sept. 23. A situational report showed that one fatality in...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) carried out pre-emptive evacuations and rescue operations in Northern Luzon on Monday, September 22, due to the impact of Super Typhoon “Nando”. In Sta. Catalina, Ilocos Sur, personnel of the Coast Guard Sub-Station Sta. Catalina, in coordination with the Bureau...
BUTUAN CITY – Search teams have recovered two more bodies at the landslide site in Sitio Tagbulakan, Barangay Mahayahay, San Luis, Agusan del Sur, bringing the total number of recovered remains to five. Only one person of the six initially reported missing remains unaccounted for, San Luis...
DAVAO CITY – Pwersa ng Pilipinong Pandagat party-list Rep. Harold Duterte on Thursday, Aug. 28, lauded the Philippine Coast Guard and community volunteers for the quick rescue of a fisherman whose boat capsized in rough seas in Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur. Authorities identified the fisherman as...
