CEBU CITY – A 42-year-old man died while his companion was wounded when a security guard went on a shooting spree in Barangay Calamba here on Friday morning, March 27. Vicente Gemuta suffered three bullet wounds in the head and body. He was declared dead at the Cebu City Medical Center. The...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has disclosed that both Philippine and Chinese Coast Guards are engaging to propose amendments in its existing memorandum of understanding (MOU) but such changes are only limited in scope. "They are focused on re-establishing the Joint Coast Guard...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is not part of any discussions regarding a potential maritime cooperation agreement with China, including rumored plans for joint patrols in contested waters, a ranking official said. “As far as the PCG is concerned, based on my last conversation with the...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri, on Tuesday, March 10, lamented the failure to procure a P2.5-billion patrol vessel for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), calling it a lost opportunity to strengthen the country’s maritime capability. In a privilege speech, Zubiri disclosed that...
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto has joined the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) as an auxiliary vice admiral. Recto received the rank during his donning and oath-taking ceremony on Friday, Feb. 27, aboard BRP Teresa Magbanua. “As I don this uniform that now rests on my shoulders, I do so...
DAVAO CITY – Six fishermen from Davao Oriental safely returned home on Feb. 27, a week after they were reported missing by the Philippine Coast Guard District Southeastern Mindanao (CGDSEM). The provincial government of Davao Oriental confirmed that the MBCA Liezl docked at the Port of City of...
A 29-year-old security guard was killed after the motorcycle he was riding on crashed into a huge tree at the center island of Ortigas Avenue in Barangay Wack-Wack Greenhills East early Thursday morning, Feb. 26. According to the victim 's wife, her husband told her that he was going to attend...
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard District Southeastern Mindanao (CGDSEM) on Wednesday, Feb. 18, formally terminated the search and rescue and retrieval operations for the missing MBCA Amejara. GDSEM commander Commodore Philipps Soria issued the announcement exactly a month after the...
Senator Raffy Tulfo asked the Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Thursday, Feb. 12, to study filing murder charges against Aleson Shipping Lines, which owns the sunken MV Trisha Kerstin 3 that killed 51 passengers. "Pag-aralan niyo po kung baka pwedeng murder (Please study whether murder...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has ordered an audit of the security agency managing two security guards of the Intramuros Administration after they got involved in a viral fistfight with a teenager. PNP Chief, Police General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. said the Supervisory Office for...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson believes that the debate proposed by Senator Rodante Marcoleta on whether the Kalayaan Island Group belongs to the Philippines could potentially affect the basic right of abode of the Filipinos already living there. Lacson thus appealed to retired...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta wants a "friendly debate" first before discussing the invitation to a Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) flight to the Kalayaan islands. This is in response to the (PCG) spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Commodore Jay Tarriela 's invitation to him on X....
