A female passenger is assisted by personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and port security after she suffered extreme shortness of breath while passenger ship MV Davsam IV is traversing the vicinity waters off Davao City on Good Friday, March 29, 2024. (Photo courtesy of PCG) More than...
(UPDATED) The Facebook account of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) was confirmed to have been compromised again after it made unusual posts on Good Friday, March 29, marking the fourth time that the social media accounts and website of the agency were targeted by a cyberattack within the past three...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued 181 crew and passengers of a vessel that ran aground while en route from Real Port to Polillo Port in Quezon on Maundy Thursday, March 28. According to the crew of MV Virgen de Penafrancia, the vessel drifted into shallow waters during maneuvering until it...
Passengers are ferried back to the shore by Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel using a motorboat after MV Virgen De Penafrancia runs aground near Real Port in Quezon Province on March 28, 2024. The passenger ship is en route to Polillo Port when it hit shallow waters moments after it sailed,...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) implemented strict security measures in ports around the country to secure almost 140,000 travelers who were monitored on Maundy Thursday, March 28. As of 12 noon, the peak of passenger arrival, the PCG said that a total of 73,282 outbound passengers and 66,331...
DINAPIGUE, Isabela – A fisherman was rescued from a submerged motor banca in the sea of Barangay Dimalwade here on Tuesday, March 26. A FISHERMAN was rescued from a submerged motor banca in the sea of Dinapigue, Isabela on Tuesday. (Photo via Liezle Basa-Inigo) The Coast Guard...
Samudra Paheredar, a pollution control vessel of the Indian Coast Guard, docks in Port Area, Manila on March 25, 2024 for a four-day port visit. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) An Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ship docked in Port Area, Manila on Holy Monday, March 25, for a four-day port...
Despite alleged intimidation from Chinese vessels, a team of Filipino scientists have completed marine scientific research on two sandbars near Pagasa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Commodore Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson for WPS, said the contingent was...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel conduct vessel safety enforcement inspection on board one of the 28 vessels involved in dredging activities off Zambales from March 19 to 21. (Photo by PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Friday, March 22, that it has detained 17 out of 28 inspected...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant, Admiral Artemio Gavan (File photo) For the sixth straight year, the Philippines was again chosen to lead a regional body that combats piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia. Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan, commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG),...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan (File photo) The 30,500-strong Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is prepared to implement security measures in ports and at sea nationwide to ensure the safety of the traveling public during the Holy Week or "Semana Santa". PCG Commandant,...
German Ambassador to the Philippines, Dr. Andreas Michael Pfaffernoschke shakes hands with Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Vice Admiral Allan Victor Dela Vega, the deputy commandant for administration, during the hand-over of various operational equipment at the PCG headquarters in Port Area, Manila...
