The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is set to establish its recruitment center in the Caraga region to make it easier for those who wanted to join the agency as the government continues to strengthen the country’s maritime security in Northeastern Mindanao In a statement, the PCG said its center for...
True enough, distance makes the heart grow fonder. After several months apart, a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) enlisted personnel has shared a heartwarming reunion with his children after returning home from his deployment. Petty Officer Second Class (PO2) Nelson Dadulo Jr. was deployed to Manila in...
Gerald Anderson recently took time off canoodling with Julia Barretto to help the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) distribute food packs to fishermen in Botolan, Zambales. According to the coast guard, the effort is part of its project Bayanihan sa Karagatan. “Ayon kay LCDR Anderson PCGA, nakiisa...
Defying the limits of the land to exemplify the "bayanihan" spirit, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has set up floating community pantries in the middle of sea in Surigao del Sur, Zambales, and Camarines Sur to help fishermen who were affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic....
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has assisted over 200 families that were rendered homeless after a fire broke out in a coastal area in Davao City. (Photo courtesy of the PCG) Based on the report of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire was first reported in a residential house in Purok 11,...
The Philippine government’s filing of diplomatic protests against China has resulted in decreasing presence and activities of Chinese vessels in the country’s maritime zone, a maritime expert revealed on Thursday, April 29. Professor Jay Batongbacal, director of the University of the...
Actor Gerald Anderson has donated construction materials to support the operations of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) substation Botolan in Zambales. In a statement, the PCG said Anderson visited and brought some construction materials, such as cement, hollow blocks, and coco lumber to help...
Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) have assisted a 29-year old woman who gave birth in a Roll-on, Roll-off (RoRo) vessel at the Pasaco port in Camarines Sur on Tuesday, April 27. While conducting a pre-departure inspection in M/V Virgen de Peñafrancia bound for San Pascual, Masbate, the...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) took advantage of their presence at the West Philippine Sea (WPS) for a maritime patrol and training exercises to assist local fishermen its personnel would cross paths with near the Bajo de Masinloc in Zambales. In a statement, the PCG said they distributed relief...
Civil Service Commission (CSC) Commissioner Aileen Lizada has been appointed as official of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Auxiliary Executive Squadron in Davao City. Lizada was promoted to the rank of Commodore, or equivalent to Brigadier General in the military. (Photo courtesy of the PCG) She...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) announced that it is set to recruit more than 3,000 trainees and 700 candidate officers in the different regions this year. But the resumption of the nationwide recruitment has yet to be finalized, "pending approval of the budget for additional personnel from the...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is now investigating the alleged illegal discharge of wastewater from a ship at the Manila Bay, In a statement, the PCG said it is now working with the Marine Environmental Protection Group (MEPGRP) to check on the yellowish liquid discharge allegedly from the MV...
