Six Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel and a civilian cohort were collared by their brothers-in-uniform from the Philippine National Police (PNP) after they allegedly yielded P3,075,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes during an anti-smuggling operation in Naawan, Misamis Oriental on Friday, April...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reaffirmed its commitment to transparency in ongoing discussions to amend the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the China Coast Guard (CCG), firmly rejecting claims that the negotiations are being conducted in...
Three people were injured after a passenger vessel and a small motorboat collided off Sta. Cruz Island in Zamboanga City on Friday evening, April 10. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said the incident involved the passenger vessel MV SUG Adventure and a motorbanca at around 6 p.m. “According to...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) unveiled a new command center in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) on Thursday, April 9, to strengthen the country’s maritime security and sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). PCG Commandant, Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan and Department of Transportation (DOTr)...
Chinese forces fired flares directly at the aircraft of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) while it was conducting maritime patrol over the Kalayaan Island Group on Thursday afternoon, April 9. The incident, which happened as the country observes Araw ng Kagitingan or Valor Day, was the latest of the...
Passenger traffic in seaports across the country rose during this year’s Holy Week travel rush despite higher fuel costs amid the ongoing tensions in the Middle East, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) assessed on Monday, April 6. PCG spokesperson Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said the number of...
A passenger vessel ran aground off Lubang, Occidental Mindoro on Easter Sunday morning, April 5, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. PCF spokesperson Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said all 162 passengers and eight crew members of MV Our Lady of Fatima 03 were rescued. An initial report from the PCG...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said that passenger traffic in seaports nationwide reached 2.9 million as of noontime of Easter Sunday, April 5, as travelers returned home after the Holy Week break. PCG spokesperson Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said there were no major concerns recorded during the...
More than 2.4 million passengers have passed through various seaports nationwide as of Friday, April 3, even as the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported no major surge beyond expectations and kept strict safety measures in place. Data from the PCG showed a total of 1,273,272 outbound and 1,169,805...
The Philippines, through the National Maritime Council (NMC), condemned the multiple incidents of dangerous maneuvers and harassment by Chinese vessels against Filipino fisherfolk and ships in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). "The National Maritime Council (NMC) strongly condemns the recent...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Sunday, March 29, that it has intensified its maritime security protocols following the arrest of two Chinese nationals caught using falsified travel documents to enter Jolo, Sulu. The suspects were apprehended by personnel of the Coast Guard Station Zamboanga...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Sunday, March 29, that it has recorded about 390,000 passengers moving through various seaports nationwide as travel for the Holy Week began to pick up, with key hubs already seeing heavy foot traffic. PCG spokesperson Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said the highest...
