Two crew members died while seven others went missing when a fishing boat sank off the waters of Baganga, Davao Oriental on Thursday, June 22. *(Photo by PCG) * The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said fishing boat “Genesis 2” encountered a “sudden change in the sea condition” while sailing...
A passenger-cargo vessel carrying 132 crew members and passengers caught on fire while traversing the vicinity waters of Panglao, Bohol on Sunday morning, June 18. *MV Esperanza Star (Courtesy of PCG) * The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) identified the distressed vessel as MV Esperanza Star. According...
Nearly four months since motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress sank and triggered a massive oil spill off Oriental Mindoro, the removal of oil from its cargoes has finally been completed, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) announced on Saturday, June 17, although monitoring is still being conducted due...
A total of 376 individuals have passed a six-month rigorous training to be part of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and help defend the country’s 36,000-kilometer coastline, it was announced on Tuesday, June 13. *(Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) * Adm. Artemio Abu, PCG Commandant, led...
Different fisherfolk groups in Pagasa Island in Kalayaan, Palawan are set to receive various fishing gears and equipment worth P5 million to help them increase their catch and break free from poverty. *(Photo courtesy of Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources) * The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)...
The siphoning operations of the remaining oil from the sunken MT Princess Empress in Oriental Mindoro is expected to be completed on June 19, a Coast Guard official said. Oriental Mindoro oil spill (Bongbong Marcos Twitter) “Hopefully we can beat the target or we can beat the deadline by June 19...
A fisherman found what is believed to be rocket debris floating in the open sea in Morong, Bataan this week, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Friday, June 9. A ROCKET debris lies on the shorelines of Morong, Bataan shortly after it was towed out of the sea on June 5. The Philippine Coast...
Metal debris bearing Chinese markings was found by a fisherman in the open sea water in Morong, Bataan, the Philippine Coast Guard confirmed on Friday, June 9. Fisherman Alvin Menez found the huge metal object floating approximately 10 miles off Napot Point in Brgy. Nagbalayong last June 5 while he...
A fishing boat carrying 40 crew members was allegedly bumped by an unidentified vessel off Cabra Island in Occidental Mindoro on Tuesday, June 6. *(Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) * Fishing boat “Ron Kirby 4” was anchored at the vicinity waters of Cabra Island while its crew were engaged in...
The two navigational markers in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) that were previously reported to be undetected were already found by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), a ranking official has disclosed. *(Photo courtesy of PCG) * Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson for WPS, said the location of...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) refused to confirm reports that the China Coast Guard (CCG) shadowed ships from the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and Japan Coast Guard (JCG) while en route to Manila for the “Kaagapay” trilateral maritime exercise. *Officials from the Philippine Coast Guard,...
Two of the 10 navigational buoys that were installed by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) could not be detected by the authorities, it was revealed on Saturday, June 3. *The Philippine Cost Guard installs a navigational buoy near Kota (Loaita) Island in the Kalayaan...
