The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is now collating the statements of the 11 fishermen who survived the collision between a fishing boat and a commercial vessel near the Bajo de Masinloc on Oct. 2. Department of Transportation DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista said they are now awaiting for the final...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Rep. Castro's office) Deputy Minority leader ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro wants the House of Representatives to investigate the death of three Filipino fishermen following a boat-ramming incident in...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez is prodding government agencies to respond to the urgent needs of the families of the three Filipino fishermen who died Monday, Oct. 2 in Bajo de Masinloc. "To assist...
Senators on Wednesday, Oct. 4 condemned the recent incident wherein a foreign vessel rammed a Filipino fishing boat within Bajo de Masinloc, resulting in the death of three fishermen. Philippine Coast Guard personnel and residents of Infanta, Pangasinan carry the remains of the three crew...
​The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has condoled with the families of three Filipino fishermen who died after their boat collided with a foreign vessel off Bajo de Masinloc. Before taking any action, DFA said, it will first wait for the conclusion of the investigation launched by the...
The body of one of the three crew members of Filipino fishing boat "Dearyn" who died after being rammed by a foreign vessel off Bajo de Masinloc is carried by Philippine Coast Guard personnel and residents in Brgy. Cato, Infanta, Pangasinan on Oct. 3, 2023. (Photo by PCG) Three Filipino fishermen...
President Marcos conveyed his sympathy over the deaths of three Filipino fishermen whose boat was rammed by a commercial vessel in Bajo de Masinloc. (Photo courtesy of Bongbong Marcos X/PCG) Marcos assured their families that an investigation is now underway to shed light on the sea incident that...
PCG Commodore Jay Tarriela (File photo) Despite the presence of Chinese vessels, Filipino fishermen were urged by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) anew to go to Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) and cast their nets as it is their right to earn a livelihood in the area. Commodore Jay...
Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson for WPS, holds a press briefing at PCG headquarters in Port Area, Manila on Sept. 29, 2023. (Courtesy of PCG) A maritime domain awareness (MDA) flight was conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources...
President Marcos broke his silence over the recent issue in Scarborough Shoal, saying the Philippine government is steering away from causing any trouble or word war with China but it will continue to defend its territory. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. graces the thanksgiving for the...
After the removal of a floating barrier installed by Chinese vessels in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) near Zambales, the Philippine government clarified that it was not stirring trouble in the South China Sea (SCS). National Task Force for West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS)...
China has urged the Philippines not to create trouble following the removal of floating barriers installed by Beijing in the Philippine waters it claims it owns. “We call on the Philippines not to make provocation or stir up trouble,” Wang Wenbin of the Chinese foreign affairs ministry...
