Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel assist passengers of M/V SWM Salve Regina after the vessel ran aground off Agno, Pangasinan on March 10, 2024. (Photo by PCG) A total of 223 passengers and crew members were rescued from a passenger ship that ran aground off Romblon, Romblon on Sunday night,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – An infant was reported missing and 48 persons were rescued when their boat capsized in the sea of Santa Cruz Island in Zamboanga City on Saturday afternoon, March 2. RESCUED passengers from a jungkung which capsized in waters off Santa Cruz Island in Zamboanga City. (2nd...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 nabbed four suspected drug pushers in buy-bust and search warrant operations in the Caraga region on Friday, March 1. PRO-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Kirby John B. Kraft identified the suspects as David, 30; Regine, 21;...
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested a 37-year-old laborer after he yielded suspected shabu and a gun in a search warrant operation in Hacienda Banilad, Barangay Nanca, E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, February 21. A 37-year-old laborer was arrested by police after he yielded a gun and...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, February 21, praised the crucial efforts of responders who participated in the search, rescue, and retrieval operations in landslide-hit Maco, Davao de Oro. VICE President Sara Duterte awards the Coast Guard Bronze Cross Medal to Coast Guard...
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Army 10th Infantry Division recognized on Monday, February 19, individuals who helped in the disaster response and rescue operations following the massive landslide in Barangay Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro early this month. AMONG those who were feted for their rescue...
Two fishermen are rescued by Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel off Rizal, Palawan on Feb. 14, 2024 after being stranded at sea for a day when their motorbanca encountered engine trouble while fishing. (Photo by PCG) Two fishermen have been rescued after their motorbanca encountered engine...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Armed Forces-Naval Forces Western Mindanao rescued 78 passengers and seven crew members from a distressed vessel in the sea of Tawi-Tawi on Tuesday, February 13. SIBUTU Island (Wikipedia) Motor launch (ML) Dhielma was sailing for Tawi-Tawi from Tandu Banak, Sibutu,...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has launched a search and rescue operation for three missing fishermen in Batangas. The PCG has deployed multi-role response vessel BRP Malapascua (MRRV 4403) in the search for Wilbert Binay, 45; Edgar Glen Binay, 42, and Harvey Gadbilao. COAST GUARD conducts a...
What a good 'boi' -- Coast Guard Working Dog "Appa" searches for landslide survivors with responders in Brgy. Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro. (Photo by Philippine Coast Guard) A dog is not only a man's best friend, at times it is also its savior. Such is the case for "Appa", a Philippine Coast Guard...
Brig. Gen. Felix Ronnie Babac, commander of the 1001st Infantry "Pag-asa" Brigade, speaks at an online press conference on Feb. 10, 2024 to give updates on the search and rescue efforts in the landslide-hit Brgy. Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro. (Screenshot) High-tech military equipment were dispatched...
DAVAO CITY – Responders hope to find more survivors after a three-year girl was rescued on Friday, February 9, three days after the landslide in Barangay Masara in Maco, Davao de Oro. RESPONDERS conduct search and rescue operations in Maco, Davao de Oro, on February 7. ( Office of the Provincial...