The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has partnered with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to further improve the training system for maritime students in the country. In a memorandum of agreement, CHED will develop a database of students reported by Maritime Higher Education Institutions...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has resumed the search and rescue mission for an engine cadet who fell overboard while a motor vessel was travelling to Manila five days ago. In a statement, the PCG said the search and rescue for 22-year-old Marnel Vincent Balaba was halted a day after the incident...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) signed an agreement with the city government of Legazpi to enable the construction of new PCG facilities in Albay. Photo: Philippine Coast Guard / PCG Commander Jeffrey Collado, commander of PCG Station Albay, and Legazpi City Mayor Carmen Geraldine Rosal signed a...
Around 20,000 to 30,000 liters of diesel were seized from a cargo vessel and three boats that were caught in an alleged case of fuel pilferage at the Navotas Fish Port, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) disclosed Monday, Jan. 30. Photo: Philippine Coast Guard / PCG The PCG said that its personnel...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued 41 passengers and five crew members of a motorbanca that nearly sunk in the vicinity waters of Caboang Bay in Balabac, Palawan on Sunday, Jan. 29. Photo: Philippine Coast Guard / PCG A report from the PCG said motorbanca Jatropha was transiting the vicinity...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will not be able to replace the critical role of the Philippine Navy (PN) in ensuring the territorial defense of the country. Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) increased its presence in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to assert the country’s territory in...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) could still not determine the exact identities of the seven Chinese individuals who were rescued off Suluan Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar last Friday, Jan. 27. (Photo courtesy of PCG) It turns out that the Chinese individuals may not be simple fishermen as earlier...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is now verifying the identities of the seven Chinese fishermen who were rescued onboard a distressed fishing vessel off Suluan Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar on Friday, Jan. 27. (Photo courtesy of PCG) “The Philippine Coast Guard Station Eastern Leyte provided...
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian expressed his “sincere gratitude” to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for rescuing the crew of a Chinese fishing vessel damaged off Suluan Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, calling it a testament of the “millennium friendship and bayanihan...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. told the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to always be on their toes to confront whatever threats coming through the country's coastlines. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) During the oath taking of PCG officers, Marcos recognized that...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) forged an agreement with the National Coast Watch Center (NCWC) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Tuesday, Jan. 24, to improve the monitoring of the country’s marine environment. Photo: Philippine Coast Guard / PCG Admiral Artemio Abu, PCG...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) partnered with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Man is Brother Unto Man Foundation for a bloodletting activity held on Monday, Jan. 23 in Port Area, Manila. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross The bloodletting activity generated 247 blood units, PRC said. Man is...
