Aside from navy, coast guard, and militia vessels, the Chinese government has already started deploying a drone in Bajo de Masinloc (Panatag or Scarborough Shoal) in Zambales, marking the latest development in the heating up maritime row between Manila and Beijing. Commo. Jay Tarriela, Philippine...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua is blocked by a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel during one of her patrol operations in Bajo de Masinloc, Zambales from Feb. 1 to 9, 2024. (Photo by PCG) Starting this February, civilian vessels of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Bureau of...
Two fishermen are rescued by Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel off Rizal, Palawan on Feb. 14, 2024 after being stranded at sea for a day when their motorbanca encountered engine trouble while fishing. (Photo by PCG) Two fishermen have been rescued after their motorbanca encountered engine...
TACLOBAN CITY – Seventy-one passengers of a distressed Roll-on, Roll-off vessel, MV Reina Hosanna, were rescued in the sea of Capul Island, Northern Samar, on Sunday, February 11. THE Philippine Coast Guard rescued 71 passengers of a distressed Roll-on, Roll-off vessel in Northern Samar on...
ANGELES CITY – A security guard was injured in a hit-and-run incident at the Clark Freeport Zone main gate on Manuel A. Roxas Ave. here on Sunday, February 11. A SECURITY guard injured in a hit-and-run incident in Angeles City, Pampanga on Sunday, February 11, receives first aid from...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel hand out humanitarian aid to Filipino fishermen in Bajo de Masinloc, Zambales. (Photo by PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has completed a nine-day patrol operation in Bajo de Masinloc (Panatag or Scarborough Shoal) in Zambales which allowed over 100...
CEBU CITY – An 18-year-old working student died after saving two siblings from drowning in a private resort in Barangay Catarman, Liloan, Cebu on Sunday, February 4. The victim was identified as Jundel Escorel, a resident of Barangay Poog, Toledo City, Cebu who worked as a security guard of a...
A young boy braves the flood in Carmen, Davao del Norte to get food and water delivered by the troops from the 27th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army on Feb. 3, 2024. (Photo by 27IB) Food, water, and other much-needed relief assistance were transported by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)...
(File photo courtesy of Unsplash) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) put up additional cybersecurity measures to secure its websites after a foiled hacking attempt traced back to China. PCG Commandant, Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan instructed the Coast Guard Public Affairs Service (CGPAS) to initiate an...
In what seemed to be a refreshing development in the tension-filled South China Sea, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said it has successfully conducted a "flawless" resupply mission for troops manning the BRP Sierra Madre outpost at Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is eyeing to relocate its headquarters from Manila to the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said. In a statement, BuCor said that PCG's relocation was discussed last Monday, Jan. 15, during a meeting between BuCor...
The Philippine Embassy in Japan will “continue to persist” in obtaining information from the Haneda Airport in Tokyo and Japan Airlines (JAL) if there were Filipinos aboard the plane that collided with another aircraft and burst into flames upon landing. This photo provided by Jiji Press...
