BACOLOD CITY – A fisherman was arrested in a buy-bust operation on his 26th birthday on Sunday in Cabug Bay-bay, Barangay Guinhalaran, Silay City, Negros Occidental. Police Lt. Col. Mark Anthony Darroca, Silay police chief, said that the suspect Alden asked to spare him because of his birthday...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Seven fishermen were killed and six others were rescued from the fishing boat that capsized at the height of super typhoon “Nando” in Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Monday. The Coast Guard District Northeastern Luzon identified the fatalities as Jimmy Pascual, Mark Dave...
DAGUPAN CITY -- A fisherman died, six others were rescued, and seven others are missing when their fishing boat capsized in the sea of Barangay San Vicente, Santa Ana, Cagayan at the height of super typhoon "Nando" on Monday. Coast Guard Station Santa Ana responded to a distress incident involving...
PANUKULAN, Quezon – A fishing boat captain was stabbed dead by a fisherman during a drinking spree on their fishing boat in Barangay Balungay, this town, on Tuesday, Sept. 16. Police identified the victim as Ruel of Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro. Investigation said the suspect Robert, 28, stabbed...
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...
ILOILO CITY – Two missing fishermen in the island-province of Guimaras were found dead on Wednesday, July 23. The provincial government confirmed that the bodies of Vincent Paul Valles and Ryan Galfo were found hours apart. A search team led by the Guimaras Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A fisherman tagged as a high-value individual in the illegal drugs trade was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Kasanyangan here on Tuesday, April 22. Police Lt. Aldazer Sahisa, team leader of Special Operations Unit-9, identified the suspect as Marjan Arani Diejo, 32,...
DASOL, Pangasinan – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued nine fishermen from a half-submerged fishing vessel in the West Philippine Sea here on Tuesday night. F/B RICKMAR 1 (FB) BRP Cabra received initial information regarding distressed fishing boat F/B Rickmar 1 with nine crew members...
BACOLOD CITY – A 24-year-old fisherman drowned in the sea of Barangay 10 here on Tuesday, Feb. 18. A 24-year-old fisherman drowned after his boat capsized at sea in Barangay 10, Bacolod City on Tuesday, Feb. 18. (Photo via Bacolod Maritime Police) Coast Guard Ensign Pauline Villegas, public...
Authorities recently rescued 37 fishermen stranded in Balabac, Palawan while on their way to the West Philippine Sea. The fishermen onboard F/V Andrei Sarah left San Jose, Occidental Mindoro on Jan. 18. BRP Datu Pagbuaya of the BFAR. They encountered rough seas and engine failure and the boat...
BURDEOS, Quezon – A fisherman was killed in a suspected dynamite explosion while fishing in the sea of this town on Monday morning, Oct. 28. Police identified the victim as Mario Macagaling. Investigation said a fellow fisherman, Richard Legaspi, heard an explosion from where the victim was...
BACOLOD CITY – Four fishermen were rescued from rough seas generated by severe tropical storm “Kristine” in Negros Occidental last week. Commander Jansen Benjamin, head of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-northern Negros Occidental, identified them as Robin Fajardo, 42, and Jose Carlo Jurial,...
