BACOLOD CITY – The Coast Guard District Southern Visayas (CGDSV) has deployed 310 personnel to augment police securing the May 12 mid-term elections in the Negros Island Region (NIR). Commodore Ludovico Librilla Jr., commander of PCG District Southern Visayas, said that 97 were sent to Negros...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has mobilized BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) and an aircraft to monitor, challenge, and escort a Chinese research vessel suspected of conducting illegal marine scientific research off the coast of Ilocos Norte. Tan Suo 3 was detected entering the country’s...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) introduced its very own criminal investigation manual on Friday, May 2, aimed at enhancing its law enforcement capabilities. PCG Commandant Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan said the manual is intended to strengthen the capabilities of coast guard law enforces by providing...
The government’s efforts to fight for the country’s sovereignty and sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) will not end up in a war with China, a spokesperson for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Tuesday, April 29. PCG spokesperson for WPS Commodore Jay Tarriela said the belief...
(Courtesy of Domingo Quilindrino / Facebook) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is reaching out to local fishermen in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte after reports surfaced that their traditional fishing grounds are being frequented by Vietnamese fishing boats. PCG Commandant Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan...
Personnel from the Philippine Navy, Philippine Coast Guard, and Philippine National Police-Maritime Group display the Philippine flag on Sandy Cay (Pag-asa Cay 2) during an inter-agency maritime operation on April 27, 2025 to counter China's narrative that it seized the cay. (Courtesy of NTF-WPS)...
PCG spokesperson Capt. Noemie Guirao-Cayabyab (Screenshot from PTV livestream) The emergence of women as spokespersons in the military, police, coast guard, and fire bureau is a clear recognition of the trust and confidence that senior female officials have gained, particularly in the crucial and...
PCG Commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan welcomes the crew of BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV-8301) upon its arrival at Pier 13 in Manila, on April 21, 2025. The vessel had just concluded a 26-day landmark tri-country port visit mission to Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam. (Mark Balmores / MANILA BULLETIN)...
Philippine Coast Guard personnel rescue 506 passengers from MV Lite Ferry 5 after the ship ran aground off Jagna Port in Bohol on April 19, 2025. (Photo: PCG) A potential grim maritime accident was averted this Holy Week thanks to the quick response of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel who...
(Photo: PCG) (UPDATED STORY) Three more cadavers were recovered from the capsized sand carrier MV Hong Hai 16 in the waters of Rizal, Occidental Mindoro, raising even further the death toll to nine, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported Easter Sunday, April 20. The PCG said the first cadaver...
Philippine coast Guard personnel deploy oil spill booms around the capsized MV Hong Hai 16 in Rizal, Occidental Mindoro on April 18, 2025 to mitigate the potential spread of any oil contaminants. (Photo: PCG) Two additional crew members were found dead from the capsized sand carrier MV Hong Hai 16...
Philippine Coast Guard personnel retrieve the body of a crew member of MV Hong Hai 16 in the waters of Rizal, Occidental Mindoro on April 17, 2025. (Photo: PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Black Friday, April 18, that it has issued a demand letter to the ship owner of MV Hong Hai 16 to...
