The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will facilitate the oath-taking of 321 trainees who will officially become commissioned officers of the force on Monday, Oct. 10. Photo by PCG Adm. Artemio Abu, PCG Commandant, congratulated the 221 male and 110 female draftees who will take their oath at the PCG...
UPDATE Eight crew members of a tugboat were rescued after their vessel capsized off Golo Island in Looc, Occidental Mindoro on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 8. All eight crew of tugboat Betheva 2 are rescued after the vessel capsized off Golo Island in Looc, Occidental Mindoro on Oct. 8, 2022. (Photo by...
Actress and Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez has joined the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA). Actress and Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez joins the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) Executive Squadron on Oct. 7, 2022. (Photo by PCG) Gomez took her oath before PCG commandant...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) revealed Tuesday, Oct. 4, that four Vietnamese fishermen have been apprehended by authorities after they were allegedly caught in the act of using sodium cyanide, a poisonous compound, in their fishing activities off Pag-asa (Thitu) Island. ​Pag-asa Island,...
A newly constructed motorboat caught fire off Malamawi Island in Isabela City, Basilan on Sunday, injuring one person. Photo by Philippine Coast Guard The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said that motorboat "Prince 1" was razed by fire in the vicinity waters off Barangay Marang-Marang, Malamawi Island...
Over a thousand residents from Batangas benefitted from a “mega” medical and dental mission conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Malvar town on Sunday, Oct. 2. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant, Adm. Artemio Abu (File photo by PCG) Adm. Artemio Abu, PCG Commandant, spearheaded...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Friday, Sept. 30, expressed grief over the shooting to death of one of its commissioned officers in Indang, Cavite. Coast Guard Lt. Junior Grade (CG LTJG) Rando Val Siega (Photo by PCG) Coast Guard Lt. Junior Grade (LTJG) Rando Val Siega, 31, was shot dead while...
Tragic as it my be, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Tuesday, Sept. 27, that search and rescue teams should learn lessons from the death of five rescuers in San Miguel, Bulacan while trying to save lives amid the onslaught of Super Typhoon "Karding." Photo by Philippine Coast Guard Adm....
Most of the sea ports in Luzon that were affected by Super Typhoon “Karding” have already returned to normal operations, the Philippine Coast Guard said Tuesday, Sept. 27. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson Commodore Armando Balilo (Screenshot from PTV livestream) Commodore Armando...
The Philippine Coast Guard Station Rizal (PCGS Rizal), based in Binangonan, Rizal, suspended the travel of any type of watercraft in the portion of Laguna Lake located at Binangonan and Cardona in the province. Photo by Nel Andrade / MANILA BULLETIN Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer Juan G....
Two fishermen who clung to their half-submerged boat after it was battered by big waves have been rescued last week off the waters of Bataraza, Palawan, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported Thursday, Sept. 22. (Photo by Coast Guard Sub Station Rio Tuba / PCG) A PCG report identified the...
The construction of the first phase of the joint K9 Academy of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) in Mabalacat City, Pampanga is nearing completion. The construction of the first phase of the K9 Academy of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Philippine Ports...
