A 64-year-old man died while cleaning a deep well in Barangay Plaza, Aparri West, Aparri, Cagayan on Saturday. Investigation said the victim reportedly lost consciousness while cleaning the well. His son and son-in-law entered the well to rescue him but they were also trapped. Authorities rescued...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) successfully rescued a 15-year-old female saltwater crocodile after a concerned citizen reported its presence in Barangay San Agustin, Magalang, Pampanga recently. It was rescued by personnel from the DENR-Pampanga Provincial Office with...
JOMALIG, Quezon – A large sea turtle (pawikan) was rescued and returned to the sea in Sitio Sadong, Barangay Talisoy, this town, on July 30. Village councilor Antonio Acunin and his brothers Marcial and Jojo noticed their three dogs barking incessantly and discovered a sea turtle that crawled...
KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) — Rural communities in southwestern Japan were struggling to get their lives back to normal Thursday, two days after a powerful earthquake set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney and flattened homes, killing at least 23 people. Time was running out to find...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued 62 persons after motorboat ML Trisha Mae encountered engine trouble in the waters off Bongao, Tawi-Tawi on July 27. In a statement on Wednesday, PCG commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan commended responding personnel for their swift and coordinated actions,...
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A multinational search by Vietnamese, Philippine and Chinese rescuers was underway on Sunday for 17 crew members missing after a cargo ship sank in bad weather off a Chinese-occupied shoal in the disputed South China Sea, The Vietnamese cargo vessel Khoi Nguyen 18, carrying...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) mobilized a patrol vessel and an aircraft to search for 17 missing crew members of a Vietnamese cargo ship that sank near Kagitingan (Fiery Cross) Reef in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). PCG Commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan ordered the deployment of BRP Malapascua...
A Facebook Live posted by a concerned citizen helped the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) quickly respond to flooding in Maasim, Sarangani, leading to the rescue of about 240 residents from 60 families as Tropical Storm Kiyapo continued to enhance the southwest monsoon (habagat). The PCG said its...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — On a pristine Rhode Island beach teeming with noisy seabirds, a group of biologists armed with nets sneak up on a pair of American oystercatcher chicks. But just as they move in to capture them, one of the football-size birds, with bright-orange bills and long legs,...
ALCALA, Cagayan — An off-duty member of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued two individuals injured in a road crash in Barangay Maraburab here on Sunday. Apprentice Seaman Windhel O. Lugmao, a member of the Coast Guard District Northeastern Luzon (CGDNELZN), was on his way home to Ilocos...
DAVAO CITY – A Philippine Eagle rescued in the province of Bukidnon is recovering well, eight days after he was turned over to authorities as the Philippine Eagle Foundation emphasized that swift collaborative action saved the raptor’s life. PEF acknowledged the collaborative efforts of their...
BUTUAN CITY – A rescued female Green Sea Turtle was released back to sea in Carrascal, Surigao del Sur on Thursday. In a statement on Friday, the local government unit (LGU) of Carrascal said the marine turtle was found by a deputized fish warden (Bantay Dagat) while conducting a routine seaborne...
