The second 97-meter-long, multi-role response vessel (MRRV) of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is coming home to the Philippines on June 1. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) holds a send-off ceremony for the future BRP Melchora Aquino (MRRV-9702) at the Shimonoseki Shipyard in Japan on May 27,...
There were a total of 157 passengers and crew members aboard the MV Mercraft 2 when it caught fire while sailing in Real, Quezon last May 23. MV Mercraft 2 catches fire while sailing at sea in Real, Quezon on May 23, 2022. (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) This was revealed by the Philippine...
A female diver was rescued after losing consciousness in a scuba diving accident at Tubbataha Reef in Palawan, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported Wednesday, May 25. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) In a press statement, the PCG said the Filipina diver, whose identity was not...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) deployed on Tuesday, May 24, marine investigators to Real, Quezon to start the investigation on MV Mercraft 2 which caught fire while sailing last Monday. Commodore Armando Balilo, PCG spokesperson, said personnel from the Marine Casualty Investigation Team traveled...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) urged all countries to unite in protecting marine environment as it participated in the opening ceremony of the Regional Marine Pollution Exercise (MARPOLEX) 2022 in Makassar, Indonesia on Tuesday, May 24. Vice Adm. Rolando Lizor Punzalan, Philippine Coast Guard...
A fast craft vessel carrying 126 passengers and eight crew members went ablaze while sailing at sea in Real, Quezon on Monday morning, May 23, killing at least seven individuals, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported. MV Mercraft 2 catches fire while sailing at sea in Real, Quezon on May 23,...
The future BRP Melchora Aquino (MRRV-9702) is scheduled to sail from Shimonoseki Shipyard in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan on Sunday, May 27. The future BRP Melchora Aquino (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Saturday, May 21, that it has been conducting harbor...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has now more eyes in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) Command observation posts (COPs) were established by the PCG on three islands in WPS to expand the country’s maritime domain awareness, it said Friday, May 20. Admiral Artemio...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) continues to train more personnel even as it nearly tripled its size in terms of workforce in six years under the administration of President Duterte. Admiral Artemio Abu, PCG Commandant, said the organization “is now more capable” of performing its...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has installed five 30-foot-long navigational buoys carrying the Philippine flag in four critical islands in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to mark its territory and assert the country’s sovereignty in the disputed waters. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) installs...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) deployed on Monday, May 16, its newly acquired multi-role response vessel, BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701), for its first-ever mission – a marine pollution exercise in Indonesia. The Philippine Coast Guard deploys BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV)-9701) on May 16, 2022...
All security measures are in place to ensure the peaceful and orderly conduct of the 2022 national and local elections on Monday, May 9. Gen. Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, speaks at a pre-election forum of the National Board of Canvassers on May 8, 2022....
