The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) activated 42 disaster response group (DRG) teams on Monday, Sept. 1, as a low pressure area (LPA) and the southwest monsoon (habagat) threaten to bring heavy rains and possible flooding to parts of the country. The teams are composed of 335 personnel from the Coast...
New Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Marc Innes-Brown reaffirmed his country’s commitment to further deepen maritime cooperation with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). Innes-Brown paid a courtesy call on PCG Commandant Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan in Manila on Saturday, Aug. 30. They...
Malacañang has assured the public that the delisted Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) member, who was accused of misrepresenting his citizenship, had no access to any maritime operations of the PCG. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro gave this assurance on...
SAN ANDRES, Quezon – A total of 119 individuals were rescued from a passenger-cargo vessel that caught fire due to an electrical short circuit in a crew cabin in Barangay Mangero here on Wednesday night, Aug. 27. The Philippine Coast Guard District Southern Tagalog reported that MV Monreal owned...
DAVAO CITY – Pwersa ng Pilipinong Pandagat party-list Rep. Harold Duterte on Thursday, Aug. 28, lauded the Philippine Coast Guard and community volunteers for the quick rescue of a fisherman whose boat capsized in rough seas in Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur. Authorities identified the fisherman as...
There were no perceived threats yet from the interference of foreign agents when a mining executive accused of misrepresenting his citizenship was accepted into the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) in 2018. "Right then, during that time, there were no perceived threats from interference...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) announced Wednesday, Aug. 27, that the operations of a passenger vessel has been suspended after it ran aground in Masbate but still pushed through with its voyage instead of returning to port for inspection. MV Filipinas Surigao del Norte, of Cokaliong Shipping...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confirmed Tuesday, Aug. 26, that it has processed the disenrollment of a mining executive accused of misrepresenting his citizenship from the PCG Auxiliary (PCGA). Joseph Sy, whose Chinese name is Chen Zhong, became part of the PCGA Executive Squadron in 2018 and...
CEBU CITY – A passenger ferry stalled while on its way to Cebu City from Masbate on Sunday, Aug. 24. MV Filipinas Surigao del Norte of Cokaliong Shipping Lines (CSL) was carrying 221 passengers and 55 crew members when it ran aground off Dimasalang in Masbate at 9:57 p.m. Chase Cokaliong, vice...
A fisherman who went missing in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) was found safe on Monday, Aug. 25, after drifting at sea for three days, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confirmed. The PCG identified the fisherman as Roberto Albior, 53, a resident of Brgy. Calapandayan, Subic, Zambales. According to...
The United States donated some P1.9 million ($34,500) worth of equipment to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to boost its capability to maintain and repair its vessels, the US Embassy in Manila disclosed on Friday, Aug. 22. The donations, which include a backup power supply, were turned over by...
The Philippine government ruled out deploying Navy ships to Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) a week after the collision of two Chinese vessels in the tension-filled waters, the National Maritime Council (NMC) announced Monday, Aug. 18. NMC spokesperson Undersecretary Alexander Lopez...
