DAGUPAN CITY – The Coast Guard District Northeastern Luzon mobilized 525 personnel, 23 floating assets, and 13 mobile units to support pre-emptive evacuations for super typhoon ‘’Nando’’ (international name: Ragasa) in Cagayan, Isabela, Batanes, and Aurora. They helped pack and transport...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The Coast Guard District Northwestern Luzon is ready to ensure the safety and security of people in Northern Luzon as typhoon ‘’Nando’’ approaches. District commander Capt. Mark Larsen Mariano said all stations and sub-stations in Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur,...
To strengthen disaster resilience, environmental stewardship, and community service training in higher education programs, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Wednesday, September 17, signed a landmark Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). CHED Chairperson...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Wednesday, September 17 criticized anew the actions of the China Coast Guard against the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources’ (BFAR) BRP Datu Gumbay Piang saying it is yet another blatant display of China’s disregard for international law and the...
A personnel of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) was injured when a China Coast Guard (CCG) ship fired water cannon at a Philippine vessel during a humanitarian mission in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Tuesday, Sept. 16. A...
BATANGAS CITY – A bomb threat rocked the Batangas City Integrated High School here on Wednesday morning, Sept. 3. Authorities secured the area and conducted paneling and clearing operations. More than 1,000 students, faculty, and staff were evacuated as a precautionary measure. The Coast Guard...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, August 27 called on the Senate to conduct a special investigation into nickel businessman Joseph Sy saying it is important to find out who granted him membership to the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) unit. Hontiveros made...
There were no perceived threats yet from the interference of foreign agents when a mining executive accused of misrepresenting his citizenship was accepted into the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) in 2018. "Right then, during that time, there were no perceived threats from interference...
A motorcycle rider initially flagged down by officers of the Department of Transportation-Special Action and Intelligence Committee for Transportation (DOTr-SAICT) for multiple violations tried to evade the authorities and led them on a foot pursuit in Tondo, Manila on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Based on...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed the presence of warships from the United States Navy near the Scarborough Shoal days after vessels from China Coast Guard (CCG) and the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) collided. “The DFA is aware of the FONOPS (Freedom of Navigation...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it is “in the process” of filing a diplomatic protest over China’s dangerous maneuvers off the Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal earlier this week. This was revealed by DFA Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro on the sidelines of the ceremonial signing of the...
The Philippines will continue to defend and assert its rights and jurisdiction in the Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal despite insistent claims of territorial rights by China, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Tuesday, Aug. 12. In a statement on the Aug. 11 incident at the Scarborough...