Tag: captain

PCG rescues 10 distressed fishing boat passengers, captain off Cebu waters

(Eagle News)–The Philippine Coast Guard rescued ten people from a fishing boat that nearly sank off Cebu on Monday, May 10. The PCG said it sent a search and rescue (SAR) team to waters in Hagutapay Wharf, Camotes following a report from a concerned citizen. According to the PCG, Ronald Fabroa had set off with his fishing boat, together with nine passengers, including three children, towards Barangay Puertobello in Tudela around 4 a.m. when the […]

Army captain, corporal nabbed for gun-running: PNP

(Eagle News) — Authorities arrested on Tuesday, March 23, one Army captain and a corporal in Zamboanga City for gun-running, the Philippine National Police said. The PNP identified the suspects as Capt. Christopher Galvez Eslava, 41; and Corporal Ryan Laure Larot, 35. Both personnel of the Regional Community Defense Group-9, Army Reserve Command were arrested in an entrapment operation launched jointly with the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Purok Gemelina, […]

Barangay Captain sa MisOcc, patay sa pamamaril

(Eagle News) — Patay ang isang Brgy. Captain habang sugatan naman ang kapatid nito matapos pagbabarilin ng hindi pa nakikilalang mga suspek sa Clarin, Misamis Occidental. Kinilala ang mga biktima na sina Philip Sia, 40 anyos, Kapitan ng Brgy. Centro Hulpa, Tudela Municipality sa naturang probinsya at kapatid nitong si Juphil Sia, 37 anyos isang negosyante. Dead on arrival si Philip habang patuloy pang ginagamot ang kapatid nito. Napag-alamang sakay ang mga biktima ng Toyota […]

South Korea: ‘Captain was not at the helm of capsized ferry’

A prosecutor investigating the South Korean ferry disaster has said the captain was not at the helm at the time of the accident. The report will fuel growing anger among relatives as the death toll rises further. In a press conference detailing the preliminary findings of the investigation, prosecutor Park Jae-eok revealed that the ferry’s third officer had been in command when the vessel capsized. “The captain was not in command when the accident took […]