Tag: Coast Guard

PCG expresses support for House bills seeking creation of Coast Guard training center, response base in Occidental Mindoro

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard expressed support for two bills filed in the House of Representatives that seek to create the Coast Guard Regional Training Center and Coast Guard Response Base in Occidental Mindoro. In House Resolution No. 243, Occidental Mindoro Lone District Representative Leody Tarriela emphasized the PCG’s need for additional funding for the construction of the Coast Guard Regional Training Center in Paluan, Occidental Mindoro. Under House Resolution No. 244, Tarriela […]

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PCG rescues all passengers, crew of MV Asia RoRo vessel that caught fire in waters off Batangas

  (Eagle News) – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has rescued the 47 passengers and 38 crew members of the MV Asia Philippines which caught fire in waters off Batangas Friday evening, August 26. The PCG said at around noon of Saturday, August 27, that all the passengers and crew of the ship have already been accounted for. Before this, the PCG was still looking for two reported missing persons. But it also raised the […]

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PCG vows full cooperation with incoming DOTr chief

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard vowed to fully cooperate with incoming Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista. In a statement, PCG Commandant Admiral Artemio M. Abu said the next DOTr chief can expect the PCG to continue providing Filipinos the services they need. Abu also expressed confidence Bautista will also continue expanding the initiatives started for the expansion of the PCG and its modernization program. He said he believes in the incoming official’s capacity, having […]

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Pres. Duterte stresses PHL sovereignty over territorial waters at commissioning of BRP Melchora Aquino

Highlights importance of Coast Guard visibility in West Philippine Sea at event marking 124th PHL independence Day   (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said that the country has to “assert” its sovereignty even in disputed waters as he led the commissioning Sunday, June 12, of the Barko ng Pangulo ng Pilipinas (BRP) Melchora Aquino of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) which is expected to improve its capability to monitor the country’s coastlines. “You know […]

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PCG: President Duterte to lead formal commissioning of BRP Melchora Aquino on Independence Day

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is set to lead the formal commissioning of the Philippine Coast Guard’s new capital ship, the BRP Melchora Aquino, on Sunday, June 12, the PCG said. The formal commissioning of the 97-meter multi-role response vessel acquired by the Department of Transportation and the PCG under the DOTr’s Maritime Safety Capability Improvement Project  coincides with the country’s commemoration of Independence Day. According to the PCG, the BRP Melchora Aquino, which arrived in […]

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Philippines summons Beijing diplomat over South China Sea ‘harassment’

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Manila revealed on Tuesday that it had summoned a senior Beijing diplomat to protest the alleged harassment of a marine research vessel by a Chinese coast guard ship in Philippine territorial waters. The Department of Foreign Affairs said it was also reviewing reports on the “presence of foreign coast guard vessels around Reed Bank”, site of the 2019 sinking of a Filipino fishing vessel that sparked domestic outrage. The revelation came […]

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Japan coastguard hunts for ‘sinking’ tourist boat

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Rescuers in Japan were searching Saturday for a sightseeing boat carrying around 30 people that sent a call warning it was sinking off the north coast, the coastguard and local media said. A local coastguard official told AFP that rescuers had “set up a task force to tackle the incident” and look for the missing, but declined to confirm any other details of the reported accident. National broadcaster NHK said the […]

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Coast Guard on heightened alert after alert level 3 raised over Taal volcano

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard has been placed on heightened alert following Taal’s phreatomagmatic activity that prompted authorities to raise its alert level to 3. According to the PCG, a deployable response group (DRG) from PCG Station Batangas has been deployed to monitor the situation in the area. Coast Guard Admiral Artemio Abu has also ordered PCG Sub-Station Talisay and PCG Sub-Station San Nicolas to conduct patrols and enforce a “forced evacuation” of […]

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Over 100 PCG personnel positive for COVID-19; three PCG offices under lockdown due to COVID-19 cases spike

(Eagle News) — Over 100 Philippine Coast Guard personnel have tested positive for COVID-19, According to the PCG, three offices of the national headquarters where 133 who tested positive were assigned have also been placed under temporary lockdown due to the spike of COVID-19 cases. The lockdown of the Office of the Deputy Chief of Coast Guard Staff for Comptrollership (CG-6), Coast Guard Public Affairs, and the Coast Guard Finance Service. the PCG said, is from […]

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Locsin sends PHL protest to China’s envoy on Chinese Coast Guard’s actions in Ayungin Shoal

DFA chief: “China has no law enforcement rights” in the area; says China’s Coast Guard should “back off”   (Eagle News) – Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr.,said he had already “conveyed in the strongest terms” to the Chinese embassy the country’s condemnation of China’s latest action in the Ayungin Shoal. Locsin issued the statement on Thursday, Nov. 18, after the Western Command in Palawan reported that on Nov. 16, “three Chinese Coast Guard vessels blocked […]

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PCG to construct substation in Malalag, Davao del Sur

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard is set to construct a substation in Malalag, Davao del Sur. The PCG made the announcement following the signing of a deed of donation between the PCG and the municipality on Oct. 21. “Through this donation, PCG personnel could further uphold maritime security and maritime safety, especially along the economic area of the municipality – the Malalag Bay,” Coast Guard Commodore Allan Corpuz said. Mayor Peter Paul Valentin, […]

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3 rescued off Zambales waters

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard rescued three passengers of a distressed motorbanca off the waters of Zambales on Friday, Oct. 8. The PCG said Joey Lescano, 38; Jessabel Semella, 29; and Jhon Larence Reyes, 16; were rescued from their vessel that drifted 5 nautical miles west of Capones Island, San Antonio, Zambales after it encountered engine trouble. The three had departed from  Mariveles, Bataan and were on their way back to Noveleta, Cavite […]

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