Chinese coast guard, navy, and maritime militia vessels flocked Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Navy (PN) disclosed on Tuesday, Sept. 17. The week-long monitoring of the PN from Sept. 10 to 16 revealed that there were 157 Chinese vessels in the WPS, which is...
MV Sangko Uno (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confirmed on Monday, Sept. 16, that it has discovered alleged undocumented Chinese crew members of a dredger anchored in Navotas City. The PCG said that it caught five Chinese and a Filipino-Chinese national who are...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The Philippine Coast Guard suspended sea trips in northern Quezon on Monday, September 16, as weathermen raised tropical cyclone wind signal No. 1 in the area due to tropical depression “Gener.” The PCG said the order affecting General Nakar, Infanta, Real, and Polillo...
Philippine Coast Guard Commandant, Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan (left) shakes the hand of Lt. Cdr. Efren Duran, commanding officer of BRP Teresa Magbanua, as the vessel returns to port in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on Sept. 15, 2024 following a five-month-long deployment in Escoda Shoal in the West...
PCG's BRP Teresa Magbanua The House of Representatives is poised to pass on third and final reading before the September recess the bill that will modernize the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). This developed as the 300-plus strong House...
Austal Philippines, a subsidiary of Austal Ltd., is set to design and build a custom vessel for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to enhance patrols in the West Philippine Sea. During the Australian Business Briefing with the media, Wayne Murray, Austal PH’s president and general manager shared...
China insisted that the BRP Teresa Magbanua, which left the Escoda (Sabina) Shoal and returned to homeport on Saturday, Sept. 14, had been “illegally stranded” on Chinese territory for months. A flag-raising activity is conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) onboard BRP Teresa...
A flag-raising activity is conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) onboard BRP Teresa Magbanua in the vicinity of Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on June 12, 2024 to commemorate the 126th Philippine Independence Day. (Photo by PCG) (Updated) After a five-month long...
Officials from the Philippine Coast Guard, Harbor Star Shipping Services Inc., local government of Bataan, Office of Civil Defense, and Bataan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) conduct a final inspection on Sept. 12, 2024 at the ground zero in Limay, Bataan where...
Similar to the story of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, a victim of illegal recruitment bared in a Senate hearing how they exited the Philippines through a series of boat rides. Alias "Karen" (Screenshot from the Youtube live of Senate PRIB) During the hearing of the Senate Committee on...
MTKR Terranova (File photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) The siphoning operation for sunken tanker MTKR Terranova has been extended until Friday, Sept 13, to ensure that the eight cargo oil tanks onboard are no longer carrying oily waste, a ranking official of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)...
Assuming that the tale of how dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, and her siblings escaped is true, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) could not have intercepted them unless they revised their rules on pre-departure inspection, its top official said. Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito...
