BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV-8301) returns to Manila on Dec. 9, 2024 following a five-day port visit in Manado, Indonesia. (Photo courtesy of PCG) Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV-8301) safely returned to the country on Monday, Dec. 9, after completing a five-day port visit in...
Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan, commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), visits the headquarters of the Coast Guard District Southwestern Mindanao in Zamboanga City on Dec. 5, 2024. (Photo: PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will go on a heightened alert from Dec. 13 to Jan. 6, 2025 in...
BACOLOD CITY – A security guard killed his two daughters then himself in Barangay Buntis, Bacong, Negros Oriental on Thursday morning, Dec. 5. Police Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental police, said that the 30-year-old suspect went to the house of his wife to ask...
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman has approved the creation of 4,000 new positions for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in 2024 to strengthen its core functions. The additional positions—819 officers and 3,181 non-officers—aim to bolster the PCG's core...
China on Wednesday, Dec. 4, claimed it was the Philippine vessel that rammed into the larger Chinese ship in the waters off Scarborough Shoal. While many countries already condemned China for ramming the Philippine vessel, China maintained they were not the one that did so. The Chinese Embassy in...
A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel throws a box of family food pack to his comrades onboard a separate vessel during the unloading of relief assistance intended for victims of Super Typhoon "Pepito" at the Virac Port in Catanduanes on Nov. 22, 2024. (Photo: PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard...
The Philippine and the United States Coast Guards have collaborated on training maritime law enforcement authorities from other countries to enhance shared cooperation in addressing challenges at sea. At least 30 delegates from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam had participated in the...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has suspended the movement of all water vessels on Laguna Lake in Rizal Province following the issuance of Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 due to Typhoon Nika. Lt JG Alvin A. Austria of the Philippine Coast Guard Station Rizal said the Sea Travel...
President Marcos has given the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) the green light to acquire 40 fast patrol craft (FPCs) from France as part of his administration's initiative to enhance maritime security by upgrading the PCG's capabilities. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang file...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will be receiving at least 40 fast patrol crafts (FPCs) from France, the vessels are expected to further improve the country’s response capabilities in search and rescue operations, environmental protection, maritime law enforcement, and disaster response....
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel assist passengers heading to their home provinces for the observance of "Undas" at the Ormoc City Port Terminal in Ormoc, Leyte on Oct. 31, 2024. (Photo: PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) monitored more than 27,000 passengers bound for provinces in various...
Senator Raffy Tulfo has expressed concern over the various violations he encountered after a surprise inspection at Binangonan Port, Rizal where a motorbanca capsized last year and resulted to the deaths of 27 people. Senator Raffy Tulfo conducts a surprise inspection at Binangonan Port, Rizal....
