China insisted that the BRP Teresa Magbanua, which left the Escoda (Sabina) Shoal and returned to homeport on Saturday, Sept. 14, had been “illegally stranded” on Chinese territory for months. A flag-raising activity is conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) onboard BRP Teresa...
A flag-raising activity is conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) onboard BRP Teresa Magbanua in the vicinity of Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on June 12, 2024 to commemorate the 126th Philippine Independence Day. (Photo by PCG) (Updated) After a five-month long...
Officials from the Philippine Coast Guard, Harbor Star Shipping Services Inc., local government of Bataan, Office of Civil Defense, and Bataan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) conduct a final inspection on Sept. 12, 2024 at the ground zero in Limay, Bataan where...
Similar to the story of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, a victim of illegal recruitment bared in a Senate hearing how they exited the Philippines through a series of boat rides. Alias "Karen" (Screenshot from the Youtube live of Senate PRIB) During the hearing of the Senate Committee on...
MTKR Terranova (File photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) The siphoning operation for sunken tanker MTKR Terranova has been extended until Friday, Sept 13, to ensure that the eight cargo oil tanks onboard are no longer carrying oily waste, a ranking official of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)...
Assuming that the tale of how dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, and her siblings escaped is true, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) could not have intercepted them unless they revised their rules on pre-departure inspection, its top official said. Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito...
Authorities perform oil sampling procedure onboard barge "Auriga" on Aug. 20, 2024 at the ground zero where MTKR Terranova sank off the coast of Limay in Bataan ahead of the full-blown siphoning procedure. (Photo: PCG) After five days of suspension due to Tropical Storm “Enteng”, the siphoning...
An official from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has expressed doubt over Shiela Guo's story that she fled the Phillippines by boat together with Alice Guo and Wesley Guo, noting the multiple inconveniences they could have encountered while at sea. Senator Raffy Tulfo presides over the public...
Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Sindangan fires water to disperse the oil sheen that occurred at the ground zero where MTKR Terranova sank off Limay, Bataan amid the siphoning operations on Aug. 23, 2024. (Photo: PCG) About 150,000 liters of oily waste remain onboard the sunken tanker MTKR...
Senator Raffy Tulfo met with various heads of government agencies online amid the Senate work suspension to ensure public safety amid the inclement weather brought by Tropical Storm Enteng on Monday, September 2. Tulfo, who chairs the Senate Committee on Public Services immediately warned the...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The Philippine Coast Guard District Southern Tagalog-Coast Guard Station Southern Quezon temporarily suspended seas trips within the jurisdiction of Coast Guard Sub-Station Mauban after Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) Numbers 1 and 2 was hoisted in the province due to...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Philippine Coast Guard District Northeastern Luzon Deployable Response Group (DRG) and stations and sub-stations are on high alert for tropical storm “Enteng” (international name “Yagi”). THE Philippine Coast Guard in Region 2 has prepositioned equipment and...