BACOLOD CITY - The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-northern Negros Occidental activated its Search and Rescue (SAR) operation after a crew of a fishing boat was reported missing in the sea between Cadiz City, Negros Occidental and Balidian Island, Concepcion, Iloilo early Saturday, August 3. THE...
Representatives from various government agencies hold a meeting after the aerial and maritime surveys over Manila Bay on Aug. 3, 2024 to determine the extent of the oil spill from the sunken motor tanker (MTKR) Terranova. (Photo: Office of Civil Defense) Authorities conducted aerial and maritime...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel prepare to deploy oil spill boom on Aug. 1, 2024 to contain oil sheen monitored in the coastal waters of Mariveles, Bataan where MTKR Jason Bradley sank. (Photo: PCG) The draining of 5,500 liters of diesel oil from motor tanker (MTKR) “Jason Bradley”...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel manually scoop leaked oil from the tilted MV Mirola 1 in the vicinity waters of Mariveles, Bataan on Aug. 1, 2024. (Photo : PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday, August 1, began the oil recovery operation from cargo vessel MV Mirola 1 which ran...
MTKR Terranova sinks off Limay, Bataan on July 25, 2024 while carrying 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil. (Photo: Philippine Coast Guard) Maritime experts from the United States will arrive in the country to help the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in curbing the oil spill from the sunken...
The $500-million military financing pledged by the Untied States to the Philippines would definitely give the country’s defense posture a big boost, especially in defending its territory and maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific region, Sen. Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said. In welcoming...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday, July 31 welcomed the United States government’s groundbreaking decision to allocate an additional $500-million in military financing to the Philippines. Escudero said this substantial investment aimed at modernizing the Armed...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino urged consumers to be extra cautious when buying and consuming fish and shellfish sourced from coastal areas affected by the oil spill from the motor tanker Terranova. (Photo courtesy of Pamalakaya) Tolentino was referring to the motor tanker that capsized...
MT Terranova sinks off Limay, Bataan on July 25, 2024 while carrying 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil. (Photo: Philippine Coast Guard) The oil spill originating from the sunken motor tanker (MT) Terranova off Limay town’s coast in Bataan was already “under control” as all leaking...
Philippine Coast Guard Auuxiliary (PCGA) members prepare improvised oil spill booms to contain the leak from the sunken motor tanker MT Terranova. The tanker sank off Limay, Bataan on July 25. The underwater leaks discovered by divers from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and a maritime service...
BRP Sierra Madre (File photo: Armed Forces of the Philippines) Nine Chinese vessels were monitored by Philippine authorities during the July 27 rotation and resupply (RORE) mission to BRP Sierra Madre outpost in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, the National Security Council (NSC) said on Sunday, July...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime J. Bautista is seeking an additional budget to pave the way to the hiring of additional 4,000 personnel for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) within this year. The hiring of more personnel, according to Bautista, is part of the modernization...
