ILOILO CITY -- At least 18 passengers of a boat that encountered engine trouble off the coast of Carles town in Iloilo province were rescued on Saturday morning, Jan. 21. Philippine Coast Guard rescues passengers of a distressed boat off the coast of Isla de Gigantes in Carles town, Iloilo...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued 18 individuals from a distressed boat in the vicinity waters between Carles Island and Gigantes Island in Iloilo on Saturday, Jan. 21. Photo: Philippine Coast Guard / PCG An incident report from the PCG said motorbanca “Prince and Mae” was carrying 18...
A stranded dolphin was rescued by the 3rd Special Operations Unit of the Maritime Police Tagkawayan Detachment and Bantay Dagat in Ragay Gulf in Barangay Rizal, Tagkawayan, Quezon on Sunday, Jan. 15. The Philippine National Police-Maritime Group in Tagkawayan said the dolphin was spotted by the...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Army assured assistance to the family of a soldier who drowned while on his way to help flood victims in San Isidro, Northern Samar. The Army mourned the death of Corporal Jerry Palacio of the 43rd Infantry Battalion (IB). "Our thoughts and prayers are with Corporal...
ONLY the rooftop of a house in Barangay Tumaga in Zamboanga City can be seen after rising water level from a river caused severe flooding in the area. (Photo via Liza Jocson) ZAMBOANGA CITY – More than 2,000 residents were forced to evacuate to safer grounds as strong rains battered this...
DAVAO CITY – Three persons were reported missing in a landslide in Barangay Don Salvador Lopez in Mati City, Davao Oriental on Wednesday, Dec. 28. Authorities identified the missing as Jethro Paglanson Quilat, 14-years-old; Roberto Pelaez Ampo, 52-years-old; and John Gel Paglanson Casaligan,...
BINMALEY, Pangasinan -- A 32-year-old man went missing while attempting to rescue six relatives from being swept away by waves in a beach here on Monday, Dec. 26. A rescue operation is being undertaken by personnel of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office and Municipal Disaster...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Ten Malaysians and Filipinos from distressed ships were rescued by the Philippine Navy and two foreign vessels in the sea of Tawi-Tawi province during inclement weather on Christmas Eve. TEN Malaysians and Filipinos were rescued by the Philippine Navy and two foreign vessels in...
AUTHORITIES conduct a rescue operation in a flooded area in Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental on Christmas Day. (FB) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PNA) – Christmas did not come easy to some local government units in Northern Mindanao as they welcomed the supposed most joyous event of the year by...
Authorities have conducted a search and rescue (SAR) operation to find four fishermen who, two days before Christmas, went missing while venturing at sea in Cebu while the province was being battered by gale force winds due to northeast monsoon. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) The missing fishermen...
A 47-year-old woman was rescued by joint government forces after she jumped off the Intramuros-Binondo Bridge to Pasig River in Manila on Friday, Dec. 23. Photo: PCG / Facebook Rescue personnel from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), and Philippine National Police...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The provincial government recently trained 146 first responders on high-angle search and rescue to upgrade their skills and knowledge in principles of life saving techniques on a high angle slope. Trained by the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...
