CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Philippine Ports Authority reported that 99 passengers were stranded at the Calapan City port after the Philippine Coast Guard temporarily barred vessels from plying the Batangas to Mindoro route and neighboring provinces due to super typhoon “Egay.” The...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – A total of 1,389 persons were stranded in different seaports in Southern Tagalog or Region 4-A due to super typhoon “Egay” on Tuesday, July 25. The Philippine Coast Guard in Southern Tagalog said that 39 vessels, 272 rolling cargoes, and 25 motor bancas were stranded and...
A total of 4,554 families composed of 16,888 individuals were already affected by the combined effects of Super Typhoon “Egay” and southwest monsoon (habagat), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Tuesday, July 25. *A passenger sleeps on a blanket laid...
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Northern Negros Occidental suspended sea trips from Cebu to Negros Occidental and vice versa on Monday, July 24, due to typhoon “Egay.” In a travel advisory issued by PCG, trips of Roll-on, roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessels from Tabuelan, Cebu via...
More than 11,000 individuals were affected by the combined effects of Typhoon “Egay” and the southwest monsoon (habagat) as disaster officials urged the public on Monday, July 24, to keep being vigilant especially since there is a possibility that the typhoon might develop into a “super...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The Philippine Coast Guard temporarily suspended sea travel in southern Quezon after storm signal No. 1 was raised due to tropical cyclone “Egay” on Monday, July 24. PCG-Southern Quezon commander Janus Robinson Sabas said the suspension covers the towns of Pitogo, San...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued 11 passengers from a motorbanca which ran aground and eventually sank off Surigao City on Saturday, July 23. Motorbanca “Justin” had just departed from a floating resort in Brgy. Day-asan en route to Surigao City around 3:30 p.m. when it accidentally hit...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will be placed on a heightened alert beginning Monday, July 24, to help ensure safety and security for the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the possible effects of Tropical Storm “Egay”. PCG Commandant Adm. Artemio...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) received on Tuesday, July 18, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) which was proudly made by Filipino developers. *(Photo: Dodeca Research and Development Team) * One unit of hybrid vertical take-off and landing...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is set to conduct an investigation on a maritime incident involving a Roll-on, roll-off passenger vessel that ran aground in the shoreline of Banton, Romblon on Sunday, July 16. MV Maria Helena is tilted 10 degrees on its portside...
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) suspended the passenger ship safety certificate of roll-on, roll-of (ro-ro) passenger vessel MV Maria Helena after it tilted and ran aground off Banton, Romblon on Sunday, July 16. *(Photo: Philippine Coast Guard) * Rizal Victoria, regional director of...
A roll-on, roll-off (ro-ro) vessel carrying 129 passengers and crew members tilted and ran aground off the shoreline of Banton, Romblon on Sunday, July 16. *MV Maria Helena tilts and runs aground while sailing in the vicinity waters of Brgy. Nasunugan in Banton, Romblon on July 16, 2023. All the 93...
