The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is now collating the statements of the 11 fishermen who survived the collision between a fishing boat and a commercial vessel near the Bajo de Masinloc on Oct. 2. Department of Transportation DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista said they are now awaiting for the final...
Senators on Wednesday, Oct. 4 condemned the recent incident wherein a foreign vessel rammed a Filipino fishing boat within Bajo de Masinloc, resulting in the death of three fishermen. Philippine Coast Guard personnel and residents of Infanta, Pangasinan carry the remains of the three crew...
The body of one of the three crew members of Filipino fishing boat "Dearyn" who died after being rammed by a foreign vessel off Bajo de Masinloc is carried by Philippine Coast Guard personnel and residents in Brgy. Cato, Infanta, Pangasinan on Oct. 3, 2023. (Photo by PCG) Three Filipino fishermen...
PCG Commodore Jay Tarriela (File photo) Despite the presence of Chinese vessels, Filipino fishermen were urged by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) anew to go to Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) and cast their nets as it is their right to earn a livelihood in the area. Commodore Jay...
Philippine Coast Guard personnel install booms and sorbent pads to contain an oil spill detected at the Puerto Princesa City Port in Palawan on Sept. 30, 2023. (Courtesy of PCG) An oil spill was monitored in the vicinity waters off Puerto Princesa City Port in Palawan on Saturday, Sept. 30. In a...
Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson for WPS, holds a press briefing at PCG headquarters in Port Area, Manila on Sept. 29, 2023. (Courtesy of PCG) A maritime domain awareness (MDA) flight was conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources...
Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista (Courtesy of DOTr) The Philippines is seeking for a re-election in the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council to further advance and protect the country's marine industry, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Wednesday, Sept....
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Wednesday, September 27 said the Senate will reallocate confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) and other unnecesary appropriations and give it to the Philippine Coast Guard and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and other agencies...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista lauded on Tuesday, Sept. 26, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) what he described as a bold action in dismantling the floating barriers at the Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. Bautista said the actions done by the PCG personnel...
Commodore Jay Tarriela (File photo) For the past 17 years, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) only received a total of P118,725,000 for its intelligence fund, an official disclosed on Tuesday, Sept. 26, as lawmakers are pushing to increase the agency's budget to better secure the country's coastlines...
A man dives and cuts off a 300-meter-long floating barrier installed by China at the southeast entrance of Bajo de Masinloc near Zambales in a video released by the Philippine Coast Guard on Sept. 26, 2023. (Courtesy of PCG) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) supported the Philippine Coast...
A man dives and cuts off a 300-meter-long floating barrier installed by China at the southern entrance of Bajo de Masinloc near Zambales in a video released by the Philippine Coast Guard on Sept. 26, 2023. (Courtesy of PCG) Upon the instruction of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the Philippine...
