A PCG recruit performs a physical fitness test during the commencement of their six-month training in Bagac, Bataan on Oct. 12, 2023. (Photo by PCG) More than 4,000 recruits of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) officially started their intense training at various regional centers nationwide to be...
Filipino fishing boat (FFB) Dearyn capsizes near Bajo de Masinloc after being rammed by a foreign vessel on Oct. 2, 2023. Three Filipino died while 11 others survived due to the incident. (Photo by PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) deployed a team to Singapore to investigate a tanker vessel...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go called for immediate justice in connection with the recent maritime tragedy off Bajo de Masinloc that claimed the lives of three Filipino fishermen. Go has extended assistance to the bereaved families, and emphasized the need for accountability and protective measures...
Johnny Manlolo, crew member of Filipino fishing boat 'Dearyn', attends a press conference at the Philippine Coast Guard headquarters in Manila on Oct. 5, 2023 to shed light on the deadly ramming incident that claimed the lives of three of his comrades near Bajo de Masinloc on Oct. 2. (Courtesy of...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is now collating the statements of the 11 fishermen who survived the collision between a fishing boat and a commercial vessel near the Bajo de Masinloc on Oct. 2. Department of Transportation DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista said they are now awaiting for the final...
Senators on Wednesday, Oct. 4 condemned the recent incident wherein a foreign vessel rammed a Filipino fishing boat within Bajo de Masinloc, resulting in the death of three fishermen. Philippine Coast Guard personnel and residents of Infanta, Pangasinan carry the remains of the three crew...
The body of one of the three crew members of Filipino fishing boat "Dearyn" who died after being rammed by a foreign vessel off Bajo de Masinloc is carried by Philippine Coast Guard personnel and residents in Brgy. Cato, Infanta, Pangasinan on Oct. 3, 2023. (Photo by PCG) Three Filipino fishermen...
PCG Commodore Jay Tarriela (File photo) Despite the presence of Chinese vessels, Filipino fishermen were urged by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) anew to go to Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) and cast their nets as it is their right to earn a livelihood in the area. Commodore Jay...
Philippine Coast Guard personnel install booms and sorbent pads to contain an oil spill detected at the Puerto Princesa City Port in Palawan on Sept. 30, 2023. (Courtesy of PCG) An oil spill was monitored in the vicinity waters off Puerto Princesa City Port in Palawan on Saturday, Sept. 30. In a...
Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson for WPS, holds a press briefing at PCG headquarters in Port Area, Manila on Sept. 29, 2023. (Courtesy of PCG) A maritime domain awareness (MDA) flight was conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources...
Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista (Courtesy of DOTr) The Philippines is seeking for a re-election in the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council to further advance and protect the country's marine industry, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Wednesday, Sept....
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Wednesday, September 27 said the Senate will reallocate confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) and other unnecesary appropriations and give it to the Philippine Coast Guard and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and other agencies...
