DAGUPAN CITY -- A fisherman died, six others were rescued, and seven others are missing when their fishing boat capsized in the sea of Barangay San Vicente, Santa Ana, Cagayan at the height of super typhoon "Nando" on Monday. Coast Guard Station Santa Ana responded to a distress incident involving...
Three people have died due to the combined effects of Super Typhoon “Nando”, tropical cyclone “Mirasol”, and the southwest monsoon (habagat), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Tuesday, Sept. 23. A situational report showed that one fatality in...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) carried out pre-emptive evacuations and rescue operations in Northern Luzon on Monday, September 22, due to the impact of Super Typhoon “Nando”. In Sta. Catalina, Ilocos Sur, personnel of the Coast Guard Sub-Station Sta. Catalina, in coordination with the Bureau...
BUTUAN CITY – Search teams have recovered two more bodies at the landslide site in Sitio Tagbulakan, Barangay Mahayahay, San Luis, Agusan del Sur, bringing the total number of recovered remains to five. Only one person of the six initially reported missing remains unaccounted for, San Luis...
DAVAO CITY – Pwersa ng Pilipinong Pandagat party-list Rep. Harold Duterte on Thursday, Aug. 28, lauded the Philippine Coast Guard and community volunteers for the quick rescue of a fisherman whose boat capsized in rough seas in Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur. Authorities identified the fisherman as...
A fisherman who went missing in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) was found safe on Monday, Aug. 25, after drifting at sea for three days, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confirmed. The PCG identified the fisherman as Roberto Albior, 53, a resident of Brgy. Calapandayan, Subic, Zambales. According to...
A landing craft tank carrying 13 Filipino crew members ran aground and listed heavily to port after being battered by huge waves off Siruma, Camarines Sur, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) disclosed Sunday, Aug. 10. Based on the initial investigation, LCT Phoenix hit shallow waters off San Miguel...
Three construction workers died in a landslide that occurred at a construction site along the boundary of Silang and Tagaytay in Cavite amid torrential rains brought by Tropical Storm “Emong” and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat). The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said it recovered the...
A fishing boat carrying 11 fishermen and 40,000 liters of oil sank off the coast of Lian, Batangas on Wednesday, July 23, amid the bad weather caused by southwest monsoon (habagat), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. Fishing vessel “Unity World” sank at 2 a.m. around 2.25 nautical miles...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday, July 22, responded to public inquiries regarding its visibility during the recent onslaught of heavy rains and flooding caused by the Tropical Storm “Crising” and southwest monsoon (habagat). AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla...
A fishing boat capsized off El Nido, Palawan due to heavy rains and big waves caused by Tropical Storm “Crising” on Saturday, July 19. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said three fishermen were rescued from their fishing boat which flipped off Pasandigan Cove. According to initial...
Two septuagenarian fishermen who went missing after a fishing expedition in Bataan were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) while clinging to their half-sunken boat off Orion town on Monday, July 7. The PCG identified the fishermen as Crispin Mendoza, 70, and Rogelio Pascual, 71, both...
