The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said a landing craft tank and a dredger collided off Rosario, Cavite on Wednesday, March 26. No casualty was recorded when LCT Nicia and MV Sangko Uno 66 crashed into each other but the two vessels sustained minor damages, the PCG said. According to initial...
Thirty-two individuals were rescued from a vessel that sank in the sea of Taganak Islands in Tawi-Tawi province on Sunday, March 17. TWENTY-SIX persons were rescued from a vessel that sank in the sea of Tawi-Tawi on Sunday. (Naval Forces Western Mindanao) The Philippine Navy rescued 26...
The Philippine Navy (PN) monitors Chinese research vessel "Lan Hai 101" which was first detected navigating within the eastern waters of Palawan last Feb. 9, 2025 and last spotted at 17 nautical miles west, northwest of Cabra Island in Lubang, Occidental Mindoro on Feb. 11. (Photo: PN) The...
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....
China has defended the presence of its “monster ship” within the Philippine exclusive economic zone (EEZ) that Malacañang views with concern. "It is fully justified," said Guo Jiakun, spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry, at a press briefing in Beijing on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Guo said that...
BACOLOD CITY – Seventy-two persons aboard MV Weesam Express 6 were rescued after the vessel suffered mechanical trouble shortly after departing the Bacolod Real Estate Development Corp. (Bredco) port here on Friday, August 23. THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued passengers of MV Weesam...
The Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) should not be entrusted with the responsibilities of enforcing maritime laws in relation to its commitment to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) for conservation and management of highly migratory fish stocks, an official of the Philippine...
By LIZA JOCSON ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard-Zamboanga City station rescued 19 crew members of a vessel that ran aground near the coastline of Barangay Rio Hondo here at the height of monsoon rains on Friday, July 12. A CARGO vessel ran aground in Zamboanga City on Friday, July...
No one can tell the Philippines that its maritime domain and sovereign rights do not belong to the country, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. visits the Western Command ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Palawan on June 23, 2024, following the recent violent...
BACOLOD CITY – Twenty-three persons, including the captain, were rescued after their fishing vessel caught fire and capsized in the sea in Sitio Lintub, Barangay Nagbo-alao, Basay, Negros Oriental on Wednesday, March 20. A FISHING vessel catches fire in Barangay Nagbo-alao, Basay, Negros Oriental...
The presence of Chinese research vessels in Benham Rise was "a clear intrusion" into the Philippine maritime territory, President Marcos said. Two alleged Chinese research vessels identified as "Haiyang Dishi Liuhao" and "Haiyang Dizhi Shihao" are monitored sailing across the eastern seaboard of...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – An infant was reported missing and 48 persons were rescued when their boat capsized in the sea of Santa Cruz Island in Zamboanga City on Saturday afternoon, March 2. RESCUED passengers from a jungkung which capsized in waters off Santa Cruz Island in Zamboanga City. (2nd...
