BACOLOD CITY – Nine persons were rescued after they were sighted by fishermen floating in the waters off Barangays Tomongtong and Gahit in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Feb. 4. Chief Petty Officer James Comeros, sub-station commander of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Victorias,...
TACLOBAN CITY -- Two fishermen died while six others survived after their fishing boat capsized in the sea of Barangay Manglit, Pintuyan, Southern Leyte, on Christmas Day. Authorities identified the fatalities as Rowel Dialel, 50, and Amay Paglinawan, 49. They were declared dead on arrival at the...
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol -- The province of Bohol will be hosting a national dragon boat competition in time for the Sandugo Festival in July next year. Members of the Bohol Paddlers Association led by its president, Dr. Theodore Dumaulan (3rd from left), grace a press briefing for the Bohol Island...
APARRI, Cagayan – The body of a passenger missing after their boat sank on the Cagayan River in Barangay Macanaya here on Friday was found on Sunday, Nov. 13. The victim was identified as Erold Leste. Leste was found by a fisherman who probed the Cagayan River. Seven of his companions were...
APARRI, Cagayan -- Seven passengers were rescued from a boat that sank on the Cagayan River in Barangay Macanaya here on Friday, Nov. 11. A report from Col. Julio Gorospe Jr., officer-in-charge, Cagayan Police Provincial Office, identified the rescued as Rey Taguba, Ljay Ocampo, Ebo Persona, Jungie...
JOMALIG, Quezon – A cargo-passenger boat owned by Mayor Nelmar Sarmiento of this island town was reportedly swept out to sea by strong waves generated by severe tropical storm “Florita” (international name “Ma-on”) here Monday, Aug. 22. Police Lt. Roldan Gallenero, Jomalig acting police...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – A cargo boat loaded with sugar, rice, and flour capsized while about to leave the port of Pio Duran in Albay for Claveria, Masbate Monday, Aug 22. A CARGO boat bound for Masbate capsized at the Pio Duran port in Albay Monday, Aug. 22. (MDRRMO Pio Duran) A report from the...
The Philippine Accessible Disability Services (PADS) Adaptive Dragon Boat Racing Team won a total of four Gold Medals in the 13th International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) Club Crew World Dragon Boat Racing Championships held in Sarasota, Florida, USA. The team won the Gold on the following...
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) signed a sponsorship agreement with the Bomba Pilipinas Dragon Boat Team giving the latter P400,000 worth of financial help. Bomba Pilipinas Dragonboat Team (FACEBOOK) The team will use the fund for its upcoming five-day International Tournament at...
The Philippine Navy (PN) will soon add two brand new units of fast-attack interdiction craft (FAICs) in its growing fleet. The crew of the future BRP Lolinato To-Ong pose for a photo op during the launch of two new fast-attack interdiction craft of the Philippine Navy in Haifa, Israel on June 26,...
TOKYO, Japan – Japanese rescuers on Monday confirmed the death of a child in a weekend sightseeing boat accident, raising the death toll to at least 11, as efforts to find survivors continued. Fishing boats leave a port in the Hokkaido town of Shari on April 25, 2022 to conduct a search...
TOKYO, Japan -- Rescuers in Japan were searching Saturday for a sightseeing boat carrying 26 people, hours after it sent a distress signal warning it was sinking, the country's transport minister said. The "Kazu 1" was sailing off the northern tip of Japan's Hokkaido prefecture when it issued the...
