The Philippine Coast Guard rescued three stranded fish cage caretakers in the sea of Barangay Damortis, Rosario, La Union on Saturday, Aug. 8. The Coast Guard Sub-Station (CGSS) Santo Tomas received a distress report from the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) at...
Fisherfolk and coastal residents in Cagayan were advised to keep away from two designated sea areas on Monday night, Aug. 10, as a Chinese rocket is set for launch from Hainan. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said it had directed concerned units to implement precautionary measures for the...
The combined effects of the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) and previous tropical cyclones “Luis” and “Maymay” have affected around 382,000 people in eight regions as heavy rains triggered flooding, landslides, and dangerous sea conditions. The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said the...
Two more fatalities were recorded due to the combined effects of Tropical Cyclones “Maymay” and “Luis,” and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat), raising the death toll to six, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported on Saturday, Aug. 8. The OCD said the two new deaths were logged in...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Friday, Aug. 7, said the government should not label Filipinos as pro-China based only on their beliefs as debate intensified over officials accused of siding with Beijing in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Teodoro said the DND...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Wednesday, Aug. 5, that no tsunami warning has been issued and no damage has been reported to its facilities in southeastern Mindanao following a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that jolted parts of Mindanao at noon. In a statement, the PCG said initial assessments by...
Tropical Depression Luis has affected more than 6,300 families and disrupted sea travel in several areas even as state weather forecasters warned that the cyclone could still make landfall or pass close to Northern Luzon by Monday night, Aug. 3, or early Tuesday, Aug. 4. The Office of Civil Defense...
The national government on Monday, Aug. 3, rejected China’s announcement that it carried out joint naval and air combat exercises around Bajo de Masinloc or Scarbororugh Shoal (Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), saying available monitoring by security agencies did not support the...
Seven passengers and two crew members of a motor banca were rescued after their boat sank in the sea of Zamboanga City on Sunday, Aug. 2. FB Haikar was among a convoy of four boats carrying a group of teachers, reservists from the Philippine Air Force, and volunteers to Pasilmanta Island for a...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Sunday advised fishermen and other maritime stakeholders to stay away from part of the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off Cagayan on Aug. 5 because debris from a Chinese rocket launch may fall into the area. The advisory covers the scheduled launch of...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued 62 persons after motorboat ML Trisha Mae encountered engine trouble in the waters off Bongao, Tawi-Tawi on July 27. In a statement on Wednesday, PCG commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan commended responding personnel for their swift and coordinated actions,...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) advised seafarers and fishermen to steer clear of a portion of the country 's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off Northern Luzon due to the possible fall of debris from a Chinese rocket launch scheduled on Thursday, July 30. The advisory covers the planned launch...
