(Courtesy of PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) retrieved on Wednesday, April 16, the cadaver of a second crew member of a sand carrier vessel that capsized off Rizal, Occidental Mindoro. MV Hong Hai 16 capsized at approximately 100 meters from the shoreline of Barangay Malawaan around 5:20 p.m....
PCG deputy spokesperson Michael John Encina (Courtesy of Presidential Communications Office) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has mobilized 17,000 frontline personnel to conduct pre-departure inspections in major ports and terminals for the Holy Week, an official said Tuesday, April 15. Commander...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel assist passengers at Dapa Port in Siargao Island on April 14, 2025. (Photo: PCG) The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has inspected passenger and cargo ships in various ports nationwide to ensure the safety of hundreds of thousands of sea travelers this...
Philippine Coast Guard personnel assist passengers who are disembarking from MV St. Michael the Archangel at the Manila North Harbor Port on Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Courtesy of PCG) As Filipino Catholics observed Palm Sunday on April 13 to mark the beginning of Holy Week, a total of 114,365...
PCG Commandant, Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan (second from left) and OCEA Representative Monsieur Jacques Briand (second from right) shake hands after the signing of a contract aimed at strengthening the operational readiness and sustainability of its fleet of French-built patrol vessels, in Makati City on...
Fire responders from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and crew members battle a blaze that occurred aboard passenger ship MV Roro Master 2 at the Port of Abra de Ilog in Occidental Mindoro on April 9, 2025. (Photo: PCG) A fire broke out aboard a passenger ship carrying 67 individuals at the Port of...
(File photo) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will be on a heightened alert status next week in preparation for this year’s observance of Holy Week. PCG Commandant, Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan said coast guard districts, stations, and sub-stations nationwide will be placed on heightened alert from...
China Coast Guard (CCG) ship "3302" tails Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel BRP Cabra off Zambales' coast on April 7, 2025. (Courtesy of PCG) A China Coast Guard (CCG) ship intruding the coast of Zambales again attempted to strike a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel that was blocking it...
The Australian government donated P34 million worth of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones and operator training package to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday, April 8, to bolster its strategic maritime domain awareness (MDA) capabilities. PCG Commandant, Admiral Ronnie Gil...
Senators condemned on Monday, April 7, the China Coast Guard's (CCG) "dangerous maneuvers" on a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel in its latest act of aggression off the coast of Zambales on Sunday, April 6. China Coast Guard (CCG) ship "3302" is detected off Palauig, Zambales on April 5, 2025....
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commodore Jay Tarriela shows the inverted "D" pattern taken by a Chinese research vessel while surveying the waters of Batanes during a press conference in Manila on April 7, 2025. The vessel entered the Philippines' exclusive economic zone on April 2 and has been...
China Coast Guard (CCG) ship "3302" is detected off Palauig, Zambales on April 5, 2025. (Photo: PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said one of its ships challenged a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel that is more than double its size after the latter attempted to get close to the coast of Zambales...