ZAMBOANGA CITY – Passengers of a distressed fast craft were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard and local fishermen in the sea of Isabela City, Basilan province on Thursday morning, Oct. 23. The fast craft was travelling from Zamboanga City to Basilan when it suddenly experienced engine...
SAN ANDRES, Quezon – A total of 119 individuals were rescued from a passenger-cargo vessel that caught fire due to an electrical short circuit in a crew cabin in Barangay Mangero here on Wednesday night, Aug. 27. The Philippine Coast Guard District Southern Tagalog reported that MV Monreal owned...
CEBU CITY – A passenger ferry stalled while on its way to Cebu City from Masbate on Sunday, Aug. 24. MV Filipinas Surigao del Norte of Cokaliong Shipping Lines (CSL) was carrying 221 passengers and 55 crew members when it ran aground off Dimasalang in Masbate at 9:57 p.m. Chase Cokaliong, vice...
The United States donated some P1.9 million ($34,500) worth of equipment to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to boost its capability to maintain and repair its vessels, the US Embassy in Manila disclosed on Friday, Aug. 22. The donations, which include a backup power supply, were turned over by...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confronted a Chinese research vessel that has been allegedly surveying the West Philippine Sea (WPS) for 22 days already. PCG Commandant, Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan ordered the deployment of an aircraft on Saturday, Aug. 2, to conduct a maritime domain awareness...
LIAN, Batangas – The Philippine Coast Guard rescued 11 crew members of a fishing vessel loaded with 40,000 liters of oil that sunk in the sea of this town before dawn on Wednesday, July 23. The Coast Guard Station Batangas received information from BRP Dagupan, a Philippine Navy vessel, regarding...
ILOILO CITY — Six Filipino and seven Indian seafarers were repatriated from an international-flagged cargo ship stranded in the sea between Iloilo City and Guimaras Island. Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Administrator Patricia Yvonne “PY” Caunan and Iloilo City Rep. Julienne...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Sailors aboard the BRP General Mariano Alvarez (PS176) have successfully rescued a wooden-hulled vessel carrying 90 people that was in distress off Tawi-Tawi, the Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) said Friday. Capt. Hilarion Cecista, WMNC acting commander, said the...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has mobilized BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) and an aircraft to monitor, challenge, and escort a Chinese research vessel suspected of conducting illegal marine scientific research off the coast of Ilocos Norte. Tan Suo 3 was detected entering the country’s...
A crew member died and 10 others remain missing after a sand carrier vessel sunk in the sea of Barangay Malawaan, Rizal, Occidental Mindoro on Tuesday afternoon, April 15, the Philippine Coast Guard said. MV Hong Hai (PCG photo) The body of the victim, Chinese, was recovered in a search and...
Malacañang refused to make a comment on the recent sighting of a Chinese research vessel off Cagayan, saying they cannot speculate on it pending investigation. PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro (RTVM) Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said the Malacañang is...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commodore Jay Tarriela shows the inverted "D" pattern taken by a Chinese research vessel while surveying the waters of Batanes during a press conference in Manila on April 7, 2025. The vessel entered the Philippines' exclusive economic zone on April 2 and has been...
