A domestic cargo vessel carrying gravel was forced into a hazardous emergency beaching after running aground off Ilocos Norte on Monday, June 8, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. The vessel, MV MSCI 1, was operating in the area when it hit shallow waters near the shoreline of Barangay La...
A powerful magnitude 7.8 offshore earthquake struck Maasim, Sarangani on Monday morning, June 8, triggering widespread panic, infrastructure damage, and a tsunami warning that forced thousands of coastal residents across Mindanao to flee their homes. The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and the...
Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have taken a major step toward creating the region 's first formal platform dedicated to coast guards and maritime law enforcement agencies, with officials meeting in Manila to push for the establishment of the ASEAN Coast...
DAVAO CITY – A Filipino passenger from the distressed motor banca MBCA Quessel J has been safely repatriated from Indonesia following a coordinated effort led by the Coast Guard District Southeastern Mindanao (CGDSEM), the agency said Thursday. The MBCA Quessel J reportedly sank in the waters off...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is set to deploy for the first time one of its vessels to Hawaii to participate in the 30th edition of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise to determine not only its ability to operate alongside foreign counterparts but also its logistics system and law...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the United States Indo-Pacific Command (Indopacom) completed a five-day maritime cooperative activity (MCA) near Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the military disclosed on Sunday, May 31, as China...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are overhauling their operational blueprints, embracing modern domain warfare, and executing massive equipment upgrades to secure the country’s maritime territories against persistent Chinese aggression. Speaking at the...
Responders pulled two more bodies from the rubble of a collapsed building in Angeles City, Pampanga, bringing the death toll to six, as rescue teams continue to navigate heavily unstable concrete debris. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said one of the fatalities...
Mamamayang Liberal (Ml) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima has castigated China 's "entitled bully" posture , which has once again placed it at odds with the country’s position in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) amid talks of a joint energy exploration deal. This, as De Lima and her fellow members...
The Philippine Military Academy (PMA) on Saturday, May 23, welcomed the Class of 2030, the first batch of cadets who may formally enter the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) upon graduation under a new government-backed officer allocation program meant to tighten coordination between the country’s...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A 17-year-old male fishing boat crew was rescued after falling overboard near Baluk Baluk Island in Hadji Muhtamad, Basilan province on Wednesday, May 20. MBCA Love Heart was on its way to Tawi-Tawi from Pagadian City on Tuesday, May 19, when the victim, France Gemina, reportedly...
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) suspended the Passenger Ship Safety Certificate of MV FastCat M7 after inspectors found engine-related deficiencies linked to the vessel’s reported black smoke emissions during a recent voyage from Calapan Port to Batangas Port, the Philippine Coast Guard...
