BACOLOD CITY – Two out of the six foreign hikers were rescued on Friday morning, March 21, two days after they were reported missing in their hiking trail in Valencia, Negros Oriental on Wednesday morning, March 19. TWO missing foreign nationals were rescued on Friday, March 21, two days...
BACOLOD CITY - Search and rescue operations are underway to locate six foreign nationals believed stranded in a hiking trail in Valencia, Negros Oriental on Wednesday, March 19. The Valencia Municipal Police Station identified the missing foreign hikers as German nationals 67-year-old...
CEBU CITY — Operations are underway to find a Philippine Air Force (PAF) fighter jet that went missing during what was called a Tactical Night Operations past midnight Tuesday, March 4. In a statement, the PAF said an FA-50 fighter jet lost communication with the rest of the flight involved in...
Authorities recently rescued 37 fishermen stranded in Balabac, Palawan while on their way to the West Philippine Sea. The fishermen onboard F/V Andrei Sarah left San Jose, Occidental Mindoro on Jan. 18. BRP Datu Pagbuaya of the BFAR. They encountered rough seas and engine failure and the boat...
(L-R) Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator Usec. Ariel Nepomuceno and Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Hartman (Photo: OCD) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Wednesday, Feb. 5, that its personnel conducted a five-day training exchange with counterparts from Canada to enhance...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – A boat reported missing in this province last week has been found. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/1/17/search-on-for-missing-boat-in-cagayan-with-7-onboard Authorities said the boat, MB Ren-Zen 2, with seven individuals onboard was located in Dalapuri Island,...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Philippine Air Force-Tactical Operations Group 2 is set to conduct an aerial search and rescue mission on the coasts of Northern Luzon for a missing boat with seven individuals bound for Barangay Dilam on Calayan Island, this province. Col. Glen Piquero of...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Navy rescued 121 passengers of a distressed vessel reported missing for nearly a week during a search and rescue operation in Tawi-Tawi on Tuesday, Jan. 14. ONE-HUNDRED twenty-one passengers of a distressed vessel were rescued in Tawi-Tawi on Tuesday, Jan. 14....
TACLOBAN CITY – Three children were rescued from drowning by two nurses and Philippine Coast Guard personnel on Sunday, Jan. 5, in Barangay Rizal, Dulag, Leyte. The victims were a 12-year-old male, his sister, a 10-year-old female, and their cousin, a 12-year-old female, all residents of San...
MULANAY, Quezon – Two fishermen went missing in the sea of Barangay Santo Niño here on Thursday, Dec. 19. Police identified them as Brences Profugo, 23, and Edrian Drio, 16, residents of Barangay Cambuga, this town. Carmelita Profugo, mother of Brences, told police that her son and Drio...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Philippine Coast Guard has conducted a two-day water search and rescue training for 240 barangay officials and volunteers from the coastal villages of Albay province. THE Philippine Coast Guard conducts water search and rescue training for barangay...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Region 8 (Eastern Visayas) Disaster Response Deployment Contingent received a hero's welcome following a 10-day relief mission after severe tropical storm "Kristine" devastated the Bicol region. The 150-man team was composed of the Philippine National Police, Regional Maritime...
