The number of people who perished due to a fire at passenger-cargo vessel MV Lady Mary Joy 3 reached 29 while search and rescue operations and coastal patrol continued in the vicinity waters off Basilan to find seven others who were still missing, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Friday, March...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill seeking to modernize the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), whose current assets are not enough to patrol the country’s territorial waters and protect Filipino fishermen against foreign aggressors. Estrada said given the recent developments in the...
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...
NIGHT OWL I started the year 2023 wearing something I am very proud of — the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) uniform. Last Jan. 2, I was formally inducted as Auxiliary Commodore (one-star rank) of the PCGA Executive Squadron. I took my oath to carry out PCGA’s mission...
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo received a challenge coin from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), marking the commencement of her “plan to be part of the PCG Auxiliary force.” PCG Auxiliary is a civilian volunteer organization...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla has urged present and future "Uniformed Heroes" - police, military, firefighters and Coast Guard - to make sure that Philippine laws are implemented, especially if they would benefit farmers, indigenous peoples and ordinary Filipinos. Padilla gave this reminder at...
Science and technology will now play a part in addressing growing challenges in safe maritime transport, cleaner seas, and maritime defense and jurisdiction in the country through an agreement signed by the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging...
A passenger boat carrying 165 passengers and crew members was razed by fire before it sank in Pres. Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol on Sunday afternoon, June 26. Distraught passengers of passenger boat Mama Mary Chloe gather at Port of Hilongos in Leyte after the vessel caught fire and sank in Pres. Carlos...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) retrieved the body of a sexagenarian man who drowned in a freak accident in Samal Island, Davao del Norte early Saturday, June 18. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) The PCG identified the fatality as Rogelio Tacder, 63, of Panabo, Davao del Norte. According...
The government of Japan will donate ¥210 million or about P82.8 million to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to enhance the operation and maintenance capabilities of the latter's patrol vessels. Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko (right) and Department of Foreign Affairs...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) boosted its maritime and aerial capabilities after acquiring two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) donated by the Federal Republic of Germany on Thursday, June 9. The Federal Republic of Germany donated two units of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to the Philippine...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) welcomed on Monday, June 6, the BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) after its “successful” maiden mission in Makassar, Indonesia last month. BRP Teresa Magbanua (Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) The PCG held an arrival ceremony for BRP Teresa Magbanua at...
