A cargo vessel ran aground in the vicinity waters off Little Santa Cruz Island, Zamboanga City on Friday, May 5. (Photo: PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said that MV Audie departed from General Santos City en route to Leyte when the incident occurred. Citing a statement from the unnamed...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has put in place measures to contain yet another oil spill that resulted from the sinking of Sierra Leone-flagged dredger MV Hong Hai 189 off Bataan on Friday morning, May 5, one week since it capsized after colliding with another foreign-flagged vessel. (Photo:...
COPENHAGEN – The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is planning to craft a policy that will hasten the entry of investor-proponent on the re-purposing of port infrastructure facility that will service offshore wind (OSW) investments in the Philippines. SBMA has been part of the Philippine...
The United States has told China to respect freedom of navigation and honor the 2016 Arbitral Ruling related to the South China Sea to avoid repetition of the near collision incidents between Chinese and Philippine vessels in the contested waterway. US Assistant Secretary of State Daniel...
TACLOBAN CITY – Mayor Annaliza Gonzales-Kwan on Thursday, April 27, demanded the removal of a Chinese vessel carrying 55,000 metric tons of nickel ore that ran aground in Barangay Sulangan, Guiuan, Eastern Samar. Kwan lamented that the vessel's removal has not yet started nine days after the...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday, Feb. 21, honored the crew of BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) and BRP Malapascua (MRRV-4403) as they want back to Puerto Princesa, Palawan after a challenging deployment in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) two weeks ago. Adm. Artemio Abu, Philippine Coast...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) disclosed Friday, Feb. 17, that one of its patrol ships encountered and challenged a Vietnamese-flagged fishing vessel off Recto (Reed) Bank as the PCG vowed to intensify its presence in in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) amid the intrusion of foreign elements....
The Philippines protested the latest "aggressive activities" of the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) against a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel which was at the receiving end of a "blinding" military-grade laser light off Ayungin Shoal. Photo: Philippine Coat Guard / PCG The Department of Foreign...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard rescued seven Chinese crew of a distressed fishing vessel in the sea of Suluan Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar, on Friday night, Jan. 27. The PCG Command Center received a distress call from FV Kai Da 899 due to damaged hull around 2:09 p.m. on Jan. 26....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Ten Malaysians and Filipinos from distressed ships were rescued by the Philippine Navy and two foreign vessels in the sea of Tawi-Tawi province during inclement weather on Christmas Eve. TEN Malaysians and Filipinos were rescued by the Philippine Navy and two foreign vessels in...
A China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel challenged and sailed dangerously close to a Philippine boat which brought fresh food, Noche Buena packages, and other supplies to soldiers stationed on Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Saturday, Dec. 17. Photo: Western Command...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard rescued nine passengers from a distressed motor banca in the sea of Zamboanga del Norte province at dawn on Friday, Dec. 2. THE Philippine Coast Guard rescues nine passengers of a distressed motor banca in the sea of Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte....