The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) accused China of jamming the Starlink internet connection of its vessels and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ships during a maritime domain awareness (MDA) flight near Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS)...
A body was retrieved inside the air-conditioned accommodation area of the sunken ferry MV Trisha Kerstin 3 off Baluk-Baluk Island in Basilan on Sunday, Feb. 22, as underwater diving operations continue to find 14 remaining missing passengers. PCG spokesperson Capt. Noemie Cayabyab said the recovery...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has completed 75 percent of its underwater search inside the sunken ferry MV Trisha Kerstin 3, a ranking official said on Saturday, Feb. 21. PCG spokesperson Capt. Noemie Cayabyab said two bodies were recovered during underwater operations on Feb. 18, pushing the...
Commodore Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea (WPS), denounced China’s “influence operations” aimed at distorting the role of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in addressing issues in the WPS. In a statement Friday, Feb. 20, Tarriela said...
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...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday, Feb. 18, expressed support for increased deployments of United States missile systems to the country following the 12th Philippines-United States Bilateral Strategic Dialogue (BSD) held in Manila. AFP spokesperson Col. Frances Margareth...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said its technical divers recovered four more bodies from the sunken ferry MV Trisha Kerstin 3 during underwater operations off Baluk-Baluk Island in Basilan on Tuesday, Feb. 17. PCG spokesperson Capt. Noemie Cayabyab said this raised the death toll to 62....
The death toll in the sinking of MV Trisha Kerstin 3 has climbed to 58 after the Philippine Coast Guard recovered another cadaver during underwater operations on Monday, Feb. 16 in waters off Baluk-Baluk Island, Basilan. The latest body was retrieved by PCG technical divers who are continuing...
The death toll in the sinking of ferry MV Trisha Kerstin 3 climbed to 57 after the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recovered three more bodies on Sunday, Feb. 15. Captain Noemie Cayabyab, PCG spokesperson, said coast guard technical divers found the cadavers during underwater operations in the...
A man who allegedly jumped from a ferry in the waters of Batangas Bay was rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) over the weekend. The PCG said the 33-year-old passenger of MV Trans-Asia 20 went overboard around 10:10 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13, while the vessel was traversing Batangas Bay. The...
Three fishermen who were reported missing in the waters off Occidental Mindoro were rescued while one of their companions was found dead after their boat drifted for five days due to engine failure, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Saturday, Feb. 14. The PCG said it received a radio...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said the death toll in the sinking of MV Trisha Kerstin 3 has climbed to 54 after technical divers recovered one body from the wreck site off Baluk-Baluk Island in Basilan on Saturday, Feb. 14. PCG technical divers commenced underwater operations in connection with...
