ZAMBOANGA CITY- Six passengers of a distressed vessel were rescued in the waters off Little Coco Island, Basilan Province on Thursday morning, Feb. 17. A Coast Guard personnel rescues one of six passengers from a distressed vessel in the waters off Basilan Province on Thursday, Feb. 17. (PCG photo)...
Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg, Southern Police District (SPD) director, ordered an investigation into the rising number of kidnapping incidents involving Chinese nationals in the southern part of Metro Manila. Macaraeg issued his directive to SPD investigators after three Chinese were arrested for...
A total of 4,200,000 individuals were affected by typhoon Odette, with almost 570,000 of them are now sheltered in the 1,179 evacuation centers being monitored by the concerned agencies, said Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año. In a briefing with the...
Over 4,500 Philippine National Police (PNP) and Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel have evacuated a total of 247,400 individuals in areas battered by typhoon "Odette", Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Tuesday, Dec. 21. Reports disclosed that...
The Quezon City Department of Public Order and Safety(DPOS) and Barangay Sauyo rescued a man who climbed a billboard along Mindanao Ave. on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 12. According to a report from DZBB, the man went up the structure, which is more than 60 ft. above ground. The rescuers were able to...
The San Juan City local government held its very first Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Summit to further improve the disaster response efforts of the city government. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, together with his sister, Atty. Bel Zamora, and other city government officials, led the...
The body of a drowned child was recovered from the Marikina river on Friday, Oct. 22. (Photo from Marikina Rescue 161) The Marikina City Rescue 161 (MCR161) received a call on Wednesday, Oct. 20, about a child that drowned in the river near the vicinity of Barangay Tumana. An MCR161 Search and...
Malacañang has assured the public of the concerned agencies' response as far as the effects of tropical storm "Maring" is concerned in some provinces in Northern Luzon. (Photo by Frame Harirak/ Unsplash) "The Palace is closely monitoring the ongoing operations for tropical storm "Maring" as it...
Vice President Leni Robredo has deployed to Northern Luzon provinces two teams of relief workers to provide assistance to the victims of tropical storm "Maring". Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Robredo said in a Twitter post on late Monday night, Oct. 11 that her office has already formed these...
Three individuals have been rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) after their motorboat bound for Cavite encountered engine trouble due to strong winds and big waves caused by tropical depression "Lannie." PCG on Friday rescued Joey Lescano, 38; Jessabel Semella, 29; and Jhon Larence Reyes,...
Fifty-eight barangay officials in San Frrnando, Launion recently underwent a four-day training on water search and rescue (WASAR) and rubber boat operations and maintenance (RBOM) spearheaded by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), the agency disclosed Friday, Sept. 17. ​At least 58 barangay...
Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued at least 12 passengers, including eight children, from a distressed motorbanca off the waters of Cebu. Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued at least 12 passengers, including eight children, from a distressed motorbanca in Cebu...
