Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff General Andres Centino and Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian held a meeting to discuss “peace and stability” in the region. AFP chief of staff General Andres Centino and Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian meet...
Canada has given its “unwavering” support to the Philippines following China’s military-grade laser use against a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel in the disputed South China Sea last week. (Photo from Philippine Coast Guard) A Chinese Coast Guard struck PCG’s BRP Malapascua with a green...
The governments of Australia and Japan on Tuesday, Feb. 14, called out China for its “intimidatory actions” in the hotly contested waters of the South China Sea shortly after the China Coast Guard directed a “military grade” laser on crew members of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). (Photo...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has summoned Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian to convey his "serious concern" over China's aggressive acts against the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Filipino fishermen. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Malacañang said this happened on Tuesday, Feb. 14,...
Commuters in the National Capital Region (NCR) received a heart-filling treat on Tuesday, Feb. 14, as Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel distributed 1,500 roses to mark the celebration of the Valentine’s Day. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel hand out roses and serenade commuters at...
The Philippines protested the latest "aggressive activities" of the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) against a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel which was at the receiving end of a "blinding" military-grade laser light off Ayungin Shoal. Photo: Philippine Coat Guard / PCG The Department of Foreign...
It was not the first time that a Chinese vessel used a blinding laser light to shoo away a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Commodore Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) adviser of the Commandant for maritime security (Screenshot from Laging Handa...
China has asserted that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel, which was at the receiving end of a "blinding" laser light by Chinese Coast Guard, was intruding the Chinese waters sans permission. Photo: Philippine Coat Guard / PCG In a statement on Tuesday, Feb. 14, Chinese Ministry of Foreign...
The recent “provocative and unsafe” behavior of the Chinese Coast Guard against the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in the contested waters of the South China Sea, in an area that’s part of Manila’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf, could prompt the US to its invoke a...
BUTUAN CITY (PNA) – Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard in Northeastern Mindanao (PCG-NEM) and the Coast Guard Station in Dinagat Islands (CGS Dinagat) rescued on Sunday, Feb. 12, a distressed cargo vessel in the sea of Hibusong Island in Dinagat Islands province. COAST Guard personnel...
A China Coast Guard ship (CCG) directed a military-grade laser light at a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, West Philippine Sea recently, causing temporary blindness to a Filipino coast guardian. Photo: Philippine Coat Guard / PCG PCG spokesperson Commodore...
Ayala Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Philippine Coast Guard to give thousands of PCG officers and staff access to the conglomerate’s Saludo Sa Serbisyo program. In a statement, Ayala said the MOU defines both parties' commitment to address the various needs of PCG...
