(Photo by PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued six passengers and crew members onboard a distressed motorbanca off Socorro, Surigao del Norte on Sunday, Jan. 14. Motorbanca “Siarelco” was transiting the vicinity waters of Sitio Kalangugan in Barangay Rizal when it encountered gust of...
Philippine Coast Guard personnel attend to two US citizens (both sitting) who were rescued after being stranded on a distressed yacht off Davao City on Jan. 13, 2024. (Photo by PCG) Two United States (US) citizens were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on a stranded yacht off Davao City...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued seven fishermen from a distressed fishing boat off the coast of San Joaquin town, Iloilo province. A DISTRESSED fishing boat is towed back to Guimbal town, Iloilo province after the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued seven fishermen on...
A Philippine Coast Guard personnel looks at the lifeless body of a man found floating off Tingloy, Batangas on Jan. 12, 2024. The PCG retrieves the body and turns it over to the police for identification. (Photo by PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) retrieved a body of a man that is already in a...
TALAO-TALAO PORT, Lucena City, Quezon – A narcotics detection working dog of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) discovered suspected shabu and marijuana hidden in a passenger’s body bag on Wednesday, January 9, in this port. A NARCOTICS detection working dog of the Philippine Coast Guard found...
Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany Annalena Baerbock is welcomed by PCG Commandant, Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan (left) at the PCG headquarters in Manila on Jan. 11, 2023. (Courtesy of PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is anticipating the delivery of four more unmanned aerial vehicles...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will allocate funds for the improvement of its facilities in three islands in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a top official said on Wednesday, Jan. 10, following a successful resupply mission. PCG commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil L Gavan said their facilities...
PCG Commandant, Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan (File photo) Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant, Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan on Monday, Jan. 8, directed an investigation on a junior officer whose video of reckless driving along Southern Luzon Expressway (SLEX) went viral on social media. Coast Guard...
CALATAGAN, Batangas – Eight crew were rescued from a passenger vessel that ran aground near Calatagan Port in Barangay Poblacion 4 here on Friday, January 5. M/V Group Seven (Photo via Danny Estacio) Philippine Coast Guard Sub-Station Calatagan reported that M/V Group Seven, with a...
Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard were deployed near a seaport in Davao City to contain an oil spill that was reported on Tuesday night, Jan. 2. Philippine Coast Guard personnel use absorbent boom and pads to contain an oil spill some 11 kilometers from a seaport in Davao City. (photo:...
After what it described as a safe and peaceful Yuletide celebrations, the Philippine National Police (PNP) is now focusing on the security measures for the Black Nazarene procession, or Traslacion 2024, on Jan. 9. PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr. said the initial plan is to deploy around 13,700...
PCG Commandant, Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan (File photo) The year 2023 was a "challenging" period for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) as it was mainly marked by the aggressive activities it endured and bravely faced from China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). And so for 2024, the PCG is aspiring...
