(Photo courtesy of PCG) A man allegedly wanted for murder was arrested by authorities when he boarded a passenger vessel off Zamboanga City on Wednesday morning, May 22. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said the Mr. Sakib Ganih has an outstanding warrant of arrest for murder (no bail) issued...
Members of the Philippine Coast Guard's Maritime Security Law Enforcement Groups (MARSLEGs) are sent off in a ceremony at the PCG headquarters in Port Area, Manila on May 20, 2024. (Contributed photo) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) deployed a total of 110 additional personnel in six...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives is serious in its pledge to help strengthen the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) through modernization. This early, Speaker Martin Romualdez has asked...
BRP Teresa Magbanua (Photo courtesy of PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will buy five 97-meter multi-role response vessels (MRRVs) from Japan to beef up its maritime domain awareness capabilities. Rear Adm. Armando Balilo, PCG spokesperson, said the Philippines and Japan will conduct a note...
CATARMAN, Northern Samar – Mapanas, Northern Samar Mayor Ronn Michael Tejano has called on the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to enhance their presence following the recent sighting of a Chinese-flagged research vessel in municipal waters. MAP of Northern Samar with the town of Mapanas highlighted....
President Marcos has instructed the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) not to be provoked by China’s aggressive actions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a Coast Guard official said. Commodore Jay Tarriela brushed off public criticisms of the Coast Guard's response to China’s recent provocative...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Spokesperson Commodore Jay Tristan Tarriela answers questions from the media (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) San Narciso, Zambales——The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Friday that the China Coast Guard...
Two Chinese Coast Guard vessels subjected a Philippine Coast Guard patrol ship to water cannon attacks near the Bajo de Masinloc on Monday, April 29, 2024. (photo from the video posted by PCG spokesperson for WPS Comm. Jay Tarriela on X (formerly Twitter). A patrol vessel of the Philippine Coast...
(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...
