An organization of business groups expressed their support to the country’s soldiers and marines for their service to the nation amid conflict in the West Philippine Sea. In a statement on Friday, June 21, the Philippine Business Groups said it laud the dedication and self-sacrifice of the men...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A member of the Philippine Coast Guard was shot dead in Lamitan City, Basilan on Thursday. Lamitan police chief Police Lt. Col. Arlan Delumpines identified the victim as Nurhan Birong, 26, a resident of Akbar town, Basilan. Birong was assigned to the Ormoc City Coast...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan (File photo) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) had a “limited” role during the June 17 rotation and reprovision (RORE) mission in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal which ended up being obstructed by the China Coast Guard (CCG). Admiral...
(File photo) A member of the Philippine Navy was severely injured when China Coast Guard (CCG) intentionally rammed the supply boats of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that were engaged in a resupply mission at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal on Monday, June 17. Col. Xerxes Trinidad, chief...
(File photo) An enlisted personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is in danger of losing his job after allegedly firing his service gun indiscriminately while on a drinking session with his buddies in Manila before dawn Tuesday, June 18. PCG spokesperson Rear Adm. Armando Balilo identified the...
Defense Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. graces the 126th Philippine Navy anniversary at the Navy's headquarters in Manila on May 24, 2024. (Photo by Noel Pabalate / MANILA BULLETIN) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. directed the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
M/T Hyperline 988, an aggregate carrier registered under the flag of Sierra Leone, is detained by the Philippine Coast Guard off the coast of San Felipe, Zambales on May 16, 2024 after incurring at least 21 deficiencies. (Photo by PCG) The seven-man Chinese crew of a foreign aggregate carrier which...
Fishermen cast their net as a floating marker serving as a barrier is installed by Chinese vessels at Bajo de Masinloc on Sept. 20, 2023. (Photo by PCG) China’s new regulation empowering its coast guard to arrest foreign nationals “trespassing” in areas it claims in the South China Sea...
Mr. Zhang Donggou, a Chinese national, is rescued by personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) after sustaining a head injury while onboard Chinese merchant ship Shi Dailo off the coast of Zamboanga City on June 10, 2024. (Photo by PCG) A Chinese man who accidentally fell while onboard a...
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) Flag-raising activity is a normal occurrence...
The Philippine Coast Guard breaks ground for the construction of the Coast Guard Station Pampanga in San Simon town on June 5, 2024. (Photo by PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) disclosed Wednesday, June 12, that it will build a new station in San Simon, Pampanga to enhance the coastal security...
The government has approved the financing of ¥64.38 billion or P24.57 billion for the design, construction, and delivery of five units of 97-meter multi-role response vessels from Japan. Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph G. Recto and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Chief...
