ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) successfully rescued a distressed wooden-hulled vessel carrying relief goods off Pandami municipality in Sulu province on Saturday afternoon. In a report Sunday, Commander Al-Hafidz Bih, commander of Coast Guard Station-Western Sulu, said the...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. said that an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated video released by a Chinese state-run media organization portraying Filipinos as “stupid monkeys” clad in a Barong Tagalog justified the Philippines’ policy of avoiding...
A Japan Coast Guard (JCG) training vessel arrived on Thursday, July 16, in Manila for a four-day port visit which the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) described as a move to strengthen cooperation and reaffirm maritime partnership between the two allied countries. On board the training vessel...
More Filipinos want the government to prioritize modernizing the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) over other security measures to protect the country 's maritime rights, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey commissioned by the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Coast Guard Station here on Sunday joined the “Tunog ng Karagatan,” a nationwide ceremony to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Award. The event was marked through the simultaneous blowing of ships’ horns at the Port of Zamboanga. The...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Wednesday, July 8, announced that it has placed multiple of its districts across the country on heightened operational readiness as Super Typhoon “Inday” moved closer to Northern Luzon, with response teams, rescue assets, and patrol units on standby for...
PhilSec 2026, a leading cybersecurity summit in the Philippines, concluded its latest edition on July 1 at the Manila Marriott Hotel after two packed days of keynotes, panel discussions, and an exhibition floor showcasing the latest defense technologies, capping the event with its annual awards...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Sunday, June 28, that it has delivered relief supplies to isolated villages in Sarangani province and Davao Occidental as it accelerated its disaster relief operations in communities hit by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Mindanao. PCG spokesperson Commodore...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the United States Coast Guard (USCG) have reaffirmed their commitment to deepen operational cooperation amid rising regional maritime security challenges. The commitment was underscored during the official visit of USCG Pacific Area Commander Vice Admiral Joseph...
Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan, commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), has received one of France 's highest national distinctions in recognition of his role in strengthening maritime cooperation between the Philippines and France. The PCG said that Gavan received the Ordre national du...
Combined forces from various government agencies intercepted an estimated P1.7 billion worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes in a joint operation in Tondo, Manila, it was announced on Tuesday, June 23. Twenty-three containers out of 24 tracked were seized by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG),...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) deployed one of its 44-meter multi-role response vessels to confront a China Coast Guard (CCG) ship operating within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the coast of Luzon. Rear Admiral Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson for West Philippine Sea (WPS), said...
