Malacañang is concerned about the presence of China’s monster ship, a 165-meter long vessel and is the China Coast Guard’s (CCG) biggest ship, in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) even as Manila continues to challenge its position there, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said on Tuesday, Jan....
TACLOBAN CITY – Three children were rescued from drowning by two nurses and Philippine Coast Guard personnel on Sunday, Jan. 5, in Barangay Rizal, Dulag, Leyte. The victims were a 12-year-old male, his sister, a 10-year-old female, and their cousin, a 12-year-old female, all residents of San...
(File photo) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will deploy thousands of their personnel to secure the Feast of Jesus Nazareno on Thursday, January 9, particularly during the highly-anticipated ‘Traslacion’ or the procession of the revered image of Jesus...
A motorboat and a tourist boat collided off Cantilan, Surigao del Sur on Jan. 3, 2025 due to miscommunication on vessel signaling. Twenty-three individuals were rescued from the two distressed boats. (Photo: PCG) An apparent poor communication led to the collision of a motor boat and a tourist...
CCG-5901, a China Coast Guard ship nicknamed "The Monster", is detected by the Philippine Coast Guard at 54 nautical miles off the coast of Capones Island in Zambales on Jan. 4, 2025. (Photo: PCG) “The Monster”, a China Coast Guard (CCG) ship deemed the largest coast guard vessel in the world,...
(File photo: PCG) Around 114,000 passengers were recorded in various ports nationwide on Friday, January 3, as Filipinos return to work and classes with the end of the holiday break. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said there were 59,594 outbound passengers and 55,208 inbound passengers in all...
A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PA) Navy aircraft flies dangerously close to Filipino fishing vessels in Rozul Reef, West Philippine Sea on Nov. 28, 2024. (Photo: Philippine Coast Guard) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) asked the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to refrain from conducting...
(File photo) Around 96,000 passengers were monitored in various ports nationwide as Filipinos catch last trips to go to their home provinces for the New Year’s Eve celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 31. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recorded 51,439 outbound passengers and 44,961 inbound passengers...
TACLOBAN CITY – Search and rescue operations are underway for five of 15 crew members of cargo vessel MV Jherlyn Khatness that submerged in the sea of Barangay Balicuatro, Lavezares, Northern Samar on Dec. 30. Ensign Bryhl Amay, Coast Guard Station Northern Samar acting commander, said the vessel...
(File photo: PCG) A total of 419,727 passengers were monitored by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in all ports nationwide during its 12-hour monitoring on Monday, Dec. 30, ahead of the New Year’s Eve. The PCG said that 58,423 outbound passengers and 53,084 inbound passengers accessed various...
Singaporean-flagged bulk carrier RTM Zheng He (Courtesy of PCG) A massive search and rescue operation was launched by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to locate a Filipino seafarer believed to have fallen from a Singaporean bulk carrier while traveling in the vicinity waters of Zamboanga City a day...
A Philippine Navy (PN) personnel aboard BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) observes Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces (JMSDF) destroyer JS Sazanami (DD 113) during the first Philippines-Japan maritime cooperative activity in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Aug. 2, 2024. (Photo: AFP) This 2024, the world has...
