After the collision of two Chinese vessels near Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) advised China on Monday, Aug. 11, to observe maritime rules to avoid accidents at sea. PCG spokesperson for WPS Commo. Jay Tarriela...
The Department of National Defense (DND) on Monday, Aug. 11, condemned China’s reckless maneuvers in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) that resulted in the collision of its two vessels while chasing a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship. In a statement, the DND backed the PCG and called out China’s...
A China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel collided with a Chinese navy warship while pursuing a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal), West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Monday, Aug. 11. PCG spokesperson for WPS Commodore Jay Tarriela said the collision...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two persons were killed and two others were injured when a truck rammed a motorcycle along the Malagutay portion of the bypass road here on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Police identified the fatalities as Rowel Lopez dela Peña, the motorcycle driver, and Dennis Gaco Absin, a native of...
CEBU CITY – Ensure that the road is clear. Authorities issued this reminder to drivers of ambulances after a motorcycle was hit by a speeding ambulance in Barangay Kamagayan here past midnight on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Andrew Abesia was injured in the incident, which happened on the intersection of P....
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Two vessels sustained damages in a collision at the Port of Lucena here on Thursday morning, July 3. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Southern Tagalog said MV Peñafrancia VI, enroute to Balanacan Port, Marinduque, and FV Senor Fernando 2, returning from Tayabas Bay, Quezon,...
Fifteen persons were injured in a collision between a Sports Utility Vehicle driven by a 13-year-old girl and a passenger van in Barangay Ili Sur, San Juan, La Union on Sunday morning, June 22. Police said the SUV, a Toyota Fortuner, encroached on the opposite lane and collided head-on with the van...
CEBU CITY – A 31-year-old man died after the motorcycle he was driving collided with a pickup truck on a flyover here before dawn on Saturday, May 31. Police identified the victim as Daryl Curiba, 31. Curiba was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead from severe head and body injuries....
Fourteen individuals were injured in a collision between a Philippine National Railways inspection train and a passenger bus on the Maharlika Highway in Nabua, Camarines Sur before dawn on Saturday, May 24. A Department of Transportation statement said the bus – a Mega Bus Lines Corp. bus with...
Three persons were killed in a collision between a bus and a tricycle on the national highway in Barangay San Pablo, Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur before dawn today, Thursday, May 22. Police Lt. Roger Retreta, Santo Domingo deputy chief of police, identified the victims as tricycle driver Claro V....
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said a landing craft tank and a dredger collided off Rosario, Cavite on Wednesday, March 26. No casualty was recorded when LCT Nicia and MV Sangko Uno 66 crashed into each other but the two vessels sustained minor damages, the PCG said. According to initial...
Eleven people were injured after a jeepney crashed into a truck and a tricycle when its driver allegedly fell asleep in Antipolo City, Rizal, on Saturday morning, Feb. 22. The three vehicles involved in a road crash in Antipolo City on Saturday. (Photo from Mayor Jun Ynares) Based on the initial...
