(L-R) Captain Ivan Roldan, commander of Coast Guard District Northwestern Luzon, and Candon City Mayor Eric Singson sign a deed of usufruct on April 17, 2024 for the establishment of a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) radar tower in Candon City, Ilocos Sur. (Photo courtesy of PCG) The Philippine Coast...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will deploy six civilian ships that will participate in a group sail in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) for the upcoming 39 th iteration of the “Balikatan Exercise”. This is the first time in the history of the annual war games that the PCG will join the maritime...
China’s “provocative and illegal” action against Philippine vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is causing tension in the maritime area, and not the United States’ involvement in the territorial dispute between Manila and Beijing. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson Commodore Jay...
A China Coast Guard ship tails survey vessel BRP Hydrographer Ventura near Bajo de Masinloc in the West Philipoine Sea. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) A China Coast Guard (CCG) ship has closely followed a survey vessel of the government near Bajo de Masinloc (Panatag or Scarborough...
Runrio Inc. founder Rio Dela Cruz (second from left) speaks during a press briefing in Manila on April 15, 2024 for the "Takbo para sa West Philippine Sea" event. With him are (L-R) Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Director General Jose Torres Jr., National Task Force for WPS spokesperson...
Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan, commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard (File photo) A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) trainee who participated in a summer sports fest fainted and later died during a company run in Dipaculao, Aurora on Sunday, April 14. The concerned personnel is a 25-year-old male...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) cautions aspiring applicants from engaging with fake recruitment announcements on social media, such as this Facebook post made by a certain "PRC Board and Exam Results". (Courtesy of PCG) Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) aspirants were advised to take extra precaution...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel rescue two fishermen whose boat submerged off Cabra Island in Lubang, Occidental Mindoro on April 13, 2024. (Photo courtesy of PCG) Two fishermen whose boat submerged off Cabra Island in Lubang, Occidental Mindoro were rescued by Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Undersecretary Moro Virgilio Lazo (middle) sign a memorandum of agreement in Quezon City on April 12, 2024 to strengthen the Philippines' defense against the entry of illegal...
A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel inspects the damage incurred by passenger ship MV Fastcat M19 after it collided with barge Krizza Rica off Verde Island in Batangas on April 3, 2024. (Photo courtesy of PCG) A passenger ship was damaged when it accidentally collided with a barge loaded with...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) finally recovered its official Facebook account on Tuesday morning, April 2, four days after it was hacked. However, concerns as to how the agency will prevent a “three-peat” of the incident are still aplenty. PCG spokesperson Rear Adm. Armando Balilo said the...
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard recorded a total of 104,012 passengers in various seaports in Negros Occidental from March 22 to Easter Sunday. The PCG said 52,666 were outbound and 51,346 were inbound passengers. PERSONNEL of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in northern Negros...
