What a good 'boi' -- Coast Guard Working Dog "Appa" searches for landslide survivors with responders in Brgy. Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro. (Photo by Philippine Coast Guard) A dog is not only a man's best friend, at times it is also its savior. Such is the case for "Appa", a Philippine Coast Guard...
(File photo courtesy of Unsplash) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) put up additional cybersecurity measures to secure its websites after a foiled hacking attempt traced back to China. PCG Commandant, Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan instructed the Coast Guard Public Affairs Service (CGPAS) to initiate an...
PCG personnel attend to the fishing boat which capsized after it was accidentaly hit by a whale shark off the waters of Romblon. (photo: PCG) Whale sharks are a common sight and even an exciting experience for some Filipino fishermen but when their big size would cause their boat to capsize...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – A water taxi carrying five foreign passengers collided with a fast craft vessel in the sea between Batangas and Mindoro, killing the taxi boat’s captain and one crew member on Wednesday, January 31. MV Ocean Jet 6 (Jerry Alcayde) Reports from the Philippine...
Philippine Coast Guard personnel attend to a passenger of Hop & Go 1, a water taxi, after it collided with passenger vessel Ocean Jet 6 off Verde Island in Batangas on Jan. 31, 2024. Two Filipino crew of Hop & Go 1 died while four Chinese passengers were injured in the incident. (Photo by...
Philippine Coast Guard Commandant, Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan (second from left) and Vietnamese Coast Guard Commander, Maj. Gen. Le Quang Dao (second from right) sign a Memorandum of Understanding on maritime cooperation in Hanoi, Vietnam on Jan. 30, 2024. The activity was witnessed by (L-R) Pres....
(UPDATE) A motorboat capsized off Green Island Bay in Roxas, Palawan on Thursday, Jan. 25, triggering search operations which led to the rescue of seven passengers onboard. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said the white-colored boat encountered big waves and strong winds while en route to Barangay...
Republic of Vietnam's Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu pays a courtesy visit at the Philippine Coast Guard headquarters in Manila on Jan. 23, 2024. (Courtesy of PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) are eager to finalize a maritime security...
A China Coast Guard (CCG) personnel appears to grab a Filipino fishing boat from a Filipino fishermen off Bajo de Masinloc, Zambales on Jan. 12, 2024. The Philippine Coast Guard said the CCG directed the crew of the boat to return the sea shells he gathered back into the sea. (Courtesy of Wilfredo...
DAVAO CITY – More than 2,000 families from Davao de Oro and Davao Oriental affected by flood received food and non-food assistance from two government agencies in the Davao region on Wednesday, January 17. The Coast Guard in Davao Oriental distributed 100 sacks of relief goods to hundreds of...
CEBU CITY – The Mactan Channel will be closed to vessel traffic for at least six hours to give way to a fluvial procession here on Saturday, January 20. The fluvial procession is part of the major celebration of the 459th Fiesta Señor. Coast Guard Commander Mark Larsen Mariano, deputy commander...
(Photo by PCG) A cargo vessel carrying 170 tons of cement accidentally tilted due to bad weather off Bayangan Island in Zamboanga del Norte on Monday, Jan. 15. PCG spokesperson Rear Adm. Armando Balilo said 13 crew members of M/V Star Sabang were rescued by personnel of the Coast Guard Sub-Station...
