Measures are in place by the Puerto Princesa City government and its police for the security and safety of residents, visitors and participants of the ICF Dragon Boat World Championships. In cooperation with officials of the Philippine Canoe Kayak Dragonboat Federation and the staff of...
CEBU CITY – Eight persons were rescued when the pump boat they were riding in sank in the sea of Barangay Maribago, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu on Monday afternoon, September 16. LAPU-LAPU City Hall of Justice A private pump boat in the area rescued them. Among those rescued were the operator of...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A speed boat with 16 government and police personnel onboard capsized off the coast of Barangay Tumalutab, Zamboanga City on Friday morning, July 19. PASSENGERS of a capsized speed boat in Zamboanga City rest at the headquarters of the Zamboanga 2nd Mobile Force Company....
BURDEOS, Quezon – Fourteen passengers were rescued from a boat that capsized in the sea in Barangay San Rafael, this town, on Black Saturday. MAP of Burdeos, Quezon. Police Lt. Sherwin Padua, duty officer at the port of San Rafael, received information that a private boat owned by Roy...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The city government kicked off the first Kagay-an International Dragon Boat Fiesta Race with 19 competing teams on Saturday, August 19. RACE official Prisicilla Castillo (left), Hong Kong Dragon Boat Net Founder Edwin Hou (second from the left), Councilor John Michael Seno...
The families of the 27 casualties in the July 27 MB Aya Express tragedy will get P10,000 each from an insurance company while the 36 survivors will get P5,000 each. Sen. Grace Poe presides over the Senate Committee on Public Services' investigation on the July 27 mishap that resulted in the...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Monday, July 31, has filed a separate resolution seeking an investigation into the Rizal boat tragedy. Sen. Raffy Tulfo (Senate PRIB Photo) Tulfo also said he would seek the filing of appropriate charges against concerned...
Sen. Grace Poe on Sunday, July 30 reiterated her call for authorities to pursue a thorough and airtight investigation on the capsizing of a boat off the waters of Binangonan, Rizal and hold those responsible for the accident accountable. ...
The Rizal provincial government said on Friday, July 28, that it will provide aid to the victims and families of the ill-fated motor banca that capsized in Laguna Lake in Barangay Kalinawan, Binangonan, Rizal on Thursday, July 28, during the onslaught of Typhoon Egay. Recue and retrieval operations...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued 11 passengers from a motorbanca which ran aground and eventually sank off Surigao City on Saturday, July 23. Motorbanca “Justin” had just departed from a floating resort in Brgy. Day-asan en route to Surigao City around 3:30 p.m. when it accidentally hit...
DAPA, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte – The Philippine Navy Fleet Marine Dragon Boat Team topped the four-day 1st Dapa Siargao International Drago Boat Festival 2023 on Dapa Sunshine Boulevard, Dapa, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte province last week. The Philippine Navy Fleet Marine Dragon...
DAPA, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte – The 1st Dapa Siargao International Dragon Boat Festival 2023 opened on Friday, July 14, on Dapa Sunrise Boulevard here. Five international dragon boat teams and 28 national teams, led by the Philippine Navy, are competing in the four-day event. The five...
