The Philippines, Japan and the United States have agreed to pursue efforts to make their dream of a free and open Indo-Pacific come true as officials of the three sides met to discuss future collaborations. High-level officials from the Japanese embassy as well as the Philippines, Japan and the US...
The first ever trilateral maritime exercise between the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), United States Coast Guard (USCG), and Japan Coast Guard (JCG) is not part of any effort to form alliances that would counter China’s aggression in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). *US Coast Guard Cutter...
Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko said Thursday he is hoping to see more maritime security collaborations between Tokyo, Manila and Washington as the three nations rolled out their trilateral exercises in the hotly-contested South China Sea. Kazuhiko said the arrival of...
Japan dispatched three members of its coast guard to join their Filipino and US counterparts in conducting a weeks-long maritime law enforcement exercises that started May 14 in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. Personnel from the Japan Coast Guard's (JCG) Mobile Cooperation Team (MCT) provided...
Authorities have rescued 38 passengers of a roll-on, roll-off (ro-ro) vessel after it ran aground in the vicinity waters of Dapa, Siargao Islands in Surigao del Norte over the weekend. *A Philippine Coast Guard personnel assists passengers of ro-ro vessel MV Reina Xaviera after it ran aground off...
For the first time ever, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will hold a week-long joint trilateral maritime exercise with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and Japan Coast Guard (JCG) off Bataan next month. *(Courtesy of PCG) * The exercise will take place from June 1 to 7 in the vicinity waters...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that the government is ready to assist the families of Filipinos who died when a Chinese vessel capsized in the Indian Ocean last week....
The Australian government will assist the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in further strengthening its capabilities by providing modern equipment and technologies as well as training to its personnel. (Photo: PCG) This was announced by Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong, who concluded her...
Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) The more buoys, the better. Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez urged on Monday, May 15 the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to place additional navigational buoys in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) until it is completely...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has filed a bill seeking to modernize the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and enhancing its capabilities to better protect the country’s maritime resources. Go said Senate Bill No. 2112 aims to improve the capacity of the PCG as it seeks to provide it with...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has intercepted an unidentified motor banca loaded with P600,000 worth of allegedly smuggled cigarettes from Indonesia. (Photo: PCG) The PCG Station Western Sarangani flagged the boat while sailing off Brgy. Taliac in Maasim, Sarangani Province last Saturday, May 6....
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) revealed Monday, May 8, that it has shifted its operations from rescue to retrieval of the four missing passengers of the sunken dive yacht M/Y Dream Keeper. (M/Y Dream Keeper / Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) In a statement, the PCG said that the Coast Guard...
