GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Coast Guard personnel transported back to this city at least 25 Filipino fishermen who were rescued after their fishing boat capsized in the vicinity waters off Papua New Guinea on June 22. Capt. Michelle Ursabia, spokesperson of Coast Guard District Southern Mindanao,...
Three Filipino cadets were deployed by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to the United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) in New London, Connecticut to train and enhance their skills which they can use once they come back to the Philippines. *(Photo: Philippine Coast Guard) * Cadets Princess Kristel...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, July 4 called on the Senate to prioritize deliberations on Senate Resolution No. 659 that seeks to get the Philippine government to sponsor a resolution before the UN General Assembly to call on China to stop its harassment of Filipino vessels in the West...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – A Coast Guard officer and several of his personnel were placed under investigation after Indonesian nationals went missing while under their custody for violating immigration laws. Capt. Michelle Ursabia, chief of staff of the Coast Guard District Southern Mindanao, has...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Sunday, June 25, that six people drowned in Western Visayas during the Feast of Saint John the Baptist on Saturday, June 24. A PHILIPPINE Coast Guard personnel monitors revelers in a beach in Aklan during the Feast of Saint...
Another crew member of fishing boat “Genesis 2” was found dead in the vicinity waters where the vessel sank in Baganga, Davao Oriental, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) revealed Saturday, June 24. *(Photo by PCG) * The unidentified victim was found by search and rescue (SAR) teams of PCG...
Two fishermen have died and seven are missing after their vessel took on water in the Philippine Sea east of Mindanao, the Coast Guard said on Friday, June 23, with an open-sea search continuing. Fourteen of the 23 crew members of the Genesis 2 were rescued by other fishing vessels shortly after the...
Two crew members died while seven others went missing when a fishing boat sank off the waters of Baganga, Davao Oriental on Thursday, June 22. *(Photo by PCG) * The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said fishing boat “Genesis 2” encountered a “sudden change in the sea condition” while sailing...
A passenger-cargo vessel carrying 132 crew members and passengers caught on fire while traversing the vicinity waters of Panglao, Bohol on Sunday morning, June 18. *MV Esperanza Star (Courtesy of PCG) * The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) identified the distressed vessel as MV Esperanza Star. According...
Nearly four months since motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress sank and triggered a massive oil spill off Oriental Mindoro, the removal of oil from its cargoes has finally been completed, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) announced on Saturday, June 17, although monitoring is still being conducted due...
A total of 376 individuals have passed a six-month rigorous training to be part of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and help defend the country’s 36,000-kilometer coastline, it was announced on Tuesday, June 13. *(Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) * Adm. Artemio Abu, PCG Commandant, led...
Different fisherfolk groups in Pagasa Island in Kalayaan, Palawan are set to receive various fishing gears and equipment worth P5 million to help them increase their catch and break free from poverty. *(Photo courtesy of Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources) * The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)...
