The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Wednesday, May 24, that it was saddened upon learning the reported death of the crew of a Chinese fishing boat that capsized off the Indian Ocean last week. (Photo by whatarethe7continents.com via PCG) Chinese fishing vessel Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028 capsized last...
CABATUAN, Isabela – A 20-year-old man was rescued by the police here from falling off the Magat Bridge, report said on Saturday, May 13. Cabatuan police chief Police Major Arturo Cachero said in an interview with a local radio station that concerned citizens saw the man standing on the bridge...
TACLOBAN CITY – A nurse-turned-lawyer of the Bureau of Fire Protection was hailed a hero for reviving a five-year-old boy through cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after he drowned in a resort in Macrohon, Southern Leyte recently. TAN (Photo via Marie Marticio) Earnswell Pacina Tan was...
Three Filipinos have already been evacuated from Sudan and over a hundred will follow after internal clashes among its troops erupted, an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday, April 24. DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega said three female Filipinos already left the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel have rescued 85 commercial ferry boat passengers, including five babies, off Maigo, Lanao del Norte, the local PCG station said on Friday, April 21. In a statement, PCG-Maigo Station said passengers aboard MV Filipinas Cebu were rescued...
An official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported on Thursday about receiving calls from Filipinos in Sudan who are requesting rescue and repatriation from the African nation amid the ongoing clashes between its two forces. DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Affairs Eduardo Jose de Vega...
ALABAT, Quezon – Four persons were rescued from a boat that capsized in Lamon Bay in Atimonan, Quezon on Easter Sunday. The Alabat police identified them as Godfrey Almojar, 45, boat captain; and boat crew Rolly Onoya, 20, single, and Mark Aron Mafe, 18, single, residents of Barangay 3...
CEBU CITY – A group of students was rescued after the motor banca they were riding stalled off Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu on Easter Sunday. Eighteen students from the University of Cebu (UC)-Lapu-Lapu/Mandaue Campus contracted the motor banca for island-hopping on Easter Sunday. A GROUP of students is...
SANTA ANA, Cagayan – Fifteen passengers of a motorized boat that partially submerged in the waters of Barangay San Vicente in this town on Good Friday, April 7, were rescued. Around 3 p.m., the motorized boat Jhon Lea was spotted by the search and rescue team in the vicinity of Barangay San...
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato – Two miners died and another was injured after they were trapped inside a mining tunnel which collapsed in the gold-rush area of T’boli, South Cotabato on Monday, April 3. Police identified the fatalities as Vincent Allega, 24, and Erwin Sawan, 27, while the...
Around 20 personnel of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) of Lal-lo in Cagayan underwent a three-day water search and rescue (WASAR) training. The Cagayan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDDRMO) said they were taught basic rope rescue, high...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Three minors who were forced to work as bar attendants were rescued while two suspects were arrested by authorities in Angeles City, report said on Saturday, March 25. Police Regional Office (PRO)-3 identified the two suspects as Rodelyn Caleloria Reyes, 45, and...
