TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Army assured assistance to the family of a soldier who drowned while on his way to help flood victims in San Isidro, Northern Samar. The Army mourned the death of Corporal Jerry Palacio of the 43rd Infantry Battalion (IB). "Our thoughts and prayers are with Corporal...
Authorities have conducted a search and rescue (SAR) operation to find four fishermen who, two days before Christmas, went missing while venturing at sea in Cebu while the province was being battered by gale force winds due to northeast monsoon. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) The missing fishermen...
Nine crew members of a motorbanca were rescued from a nearly nine-hour ordeal after their vessel encountered a sea mishap off Zamboanga del Norte on Friday, Dec. 2, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. Photo by PCG The PCG identified the rescued individuals as Henry Burong, 35; Diego Burong, 35;...
APARRI, Cagayan -- Seven passengers were rescued from a boat that sank on the Cagayan River in Barangay Macanaya here on Friday, Nov. 11. A report from Col. Julio Gorospe Jr., officer-in-charge, Cagayan Police Provincial Office, identified the rescued as Rey Taguba, Ljay Ocampo, Ebo Persona, Jungie...
The United States has given the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) sets of dive equipment and emergency medical supplies for the latter's search and rescue operations. (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in the Philippines) The US Embassy in Manila said the US Embassy Civil Affairs Team (CAT) donated the...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard-Western Visayas recently led a search and rescue exercise with other government agencies off the coast of this city. A SEARCH and rescue exercise was held at the Iloilo Strait, the body of water separating Iloilo City and the island province of Guimaras....
DASMARIÑAS CITY, Cavite – A 17-year-old male died after a suspended steel bridge in Sitio Talisayan, Barangay Sampaloc IV collapsed Tuesday night, July 26. The Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) identified the victim as John Michael P. Beltran. Photo from Cavite PPO (MANILA BULLETIN)...
ABUCAY, Bataan (PNA) – A woman was killed after a landslide buried their house at the height of heavy rains here Saturday, July 9. Police Major Dennis Bautista Duran, Abucay police chief, identified the victim as Roselyn dela Cruz, 27, a caretaker of a resort here. Duran said rescuers found the...
RESCUERS retrieve Wednesday, July 6, the body of boxer Robert ‘Toto’ Landero on the Tabla River in Barangay Balicotoc, Ilog, Negros Occidental. (Photo courtesy of Cris Gonzales Gelasan) BACOLOD CITY – A 26-year-old boxer drowned while crossing the Tabla River between the boundaries of...
The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) and the Philippine Army (PA) conducted capability enhancement trainings while utilizing their modern equipment in Ilocos Norte and Taguig City recently. Philippine Marine Corps personnel conduct a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) rapid infiltration...
What was supposed to be a fun swimming event turned out tragic as five children went missing in Balete, Batangas on Tuesday, May 3. In an incident report, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said the children took a dip at the vicinity waters off Barangay Looc that is part of Taal Lake when they went...
BAYBAY CITY – The Office of the Civil Defense Region 8 has ordered the search, rescue and retrieval operation stopped in two barangays here on Tuesday due to geological and health hazards. OCD-8 Regional Director Lord Byron Torrecarion said the search and rescue operations in Barangays Bunga...
