TALAO-TALAO PORT, Lucena City, Quezon – A narcotics detection working dog of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) discovered suspected shabu and marijuana hidden in a passenger’s body bag on Wednesday, January 9, in this port. A NARCOTICS detection working dog of the Philippine Coast Guard found...
Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany Annalena Baerbock is welcomed by PCG Commandant, Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan (left) at the PCG headquarters in Manila on Jan. 11, 2023. (Courtesy of PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is anticipating the delivery of four more unmanned aerial vehicles...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will allocate funds for the improvement of its facilities in three islands in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a top official said on Wednesday, Jan. 10, following a successful resupply mission. PCG commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil L Gavan said their facilities...
PCG Commandant, Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan (File photo) Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant, Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan on Monday, Jan. 8, directed an investigation on a junior officer whose video of reckless driving along Southern Luzon Expressway (SLEX) went viral on social media. Coast Guard...
CALATAGAN, Batangas – Eight crew were rescued from a passenger vessel that ran aground near Calatagan Port in Barangay Poblacion 4 here on Friday, January 5. M/V Group Seven (Photo via Danny Estacio) Philippine Coast Guard Sub-Station Calatagan reported that M/V Group Seven, with a...
Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard were deployed near a seaport in Davao City to contain an oil spill that was reported on Tuesday night, Jan. 2. Philippine Coast Guard personnel use absorbent boom and pads to contain an oil spill some 11 kilometers from a seaport in Davao City. (photo:...
After what it described as a safe and peaceful Yuletide celebrations, the Philippine National Police (PNP) is now focusing on the security measures for the Black Nazarene procession, or Traslacion 2024, on Jan. 9. PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr. said the initial plan is to deploy around 13,700...
PCG Commandant, Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan (File photo) The year 2023 was a "challenging" period for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) as it was mainly marked by the aggressive activities it endured and bravely faced from China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). And so for 2024, the PCG is aspiring...
(L-R) PCG Commandant, Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan and Marina Administrator Sonia Malaluan (Photo courtesy of Marina) The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) underscored its commitment to forge a more engaging and stronger partnership with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to enhance maritime safety,...
BATANGAS CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard rescued eight individuals onboard a distressed boat in the sea of Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro, on December 26. EIGHT persons – four South Koreans and four Filipinos – were rescued after their boat experienced in the sea of Sablayan,...
(photo: PCG) Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) have rescued four Koreans and four Filipino...
A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel hands out food and gift to a young girl during a gift-giving activity and feeding program in Brgy. Caminawit, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro on Dec. 24, 2023. (Photo by PCG) Amid the festivities happening around, Christmas is a reminder that, at least for the...
