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(Eagle News) — Coast Guard personnel recovered two bodies in search and rescue operations for the missing crew members of LCT Cebu Great Ocean that ran aground off Surigao del Norte waters on April 19. A report from the PCG said the body of Klint Auxtero was found off Barangay Oslao in San Francisco at 6:05 a.m. on April 23. At 6:38 a.m., the PCG said the body of Limuel Dadivas was found in Barangay […]
Incident has legal implications and shows China’s increasing hubris, says Prof. Batongbacal (Eagle News) – China’s recent use of its Coast Guard and Navy ships in the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone is a “violation of Philippine sovereign rights” and its recent actions of chasing a Philippine civilian boat show’s China’s increasing hubris to enter Philippine waters, according to a maritime law expert. The director of the University of the Philippines Institute for Maritime Affairs […]
Us-PHL-China intl relations and in’t l studies expert says PHL did right in sending PHL Coast Guard to ward off Chinese militia to avoid a repeat of Scarborough incident (Eagle News) – China is using a tried and tested strategy of deploying its maritime militia in several land features such as reefs or shoals in the South China Sea, including those in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone such as the Julian Felipe Reef (Whitsun […]
(Eagle News) — Forty-three people took their oath as new members of the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary Service in Western Visayas. The PCG said Commandant Admiral George V Ursabia Jr. attended the the oath-taking and donning ceremonies in Iloilo. “The PCGA has been our force multiplier. I have been saying that the PCGA is our secret weapon and we have proven that many times, especially in this time of pandemic,” Ursabia said. He noted the […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard has welcomed over 100 newly-commissioned officers into the service. In a statement, the PCG said the 108 were composed of six lieutenants and 102 ensigns. They successfully finished the Coast Guard Officer’s Course (CGOC) held at the PCG Training Centers in Bagac, Bataan and Taguig, Metro Manila, the PCG said. “Now that you are here, I expect you to maximize this blessing. Start now and start right,” PCG […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Coast Guard and the Philippine Ports Authority have vowed to institutionalize “inter-service operability” in waterways and ports. In a statement, the PCG said this was through the conduct of cross trainings and fellowship programs by Coast Guard personnel and port police officers. PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago made the announcement in a visit to PCG Commandant, Admiral George V Ursabia Jr on Thursday, September 10, as he emphasized the need for […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has promoted Philippine Coast Guard Commandant George Ursabia Jr. to admiral. Ursabia, who was vice admiral before the promotion, now has the highest rank of a PCG commissioned officer with the approval based on the recommendation of Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade. The promotion is effective July 6, but Ursabia’s formal oath-taking at the Malacañang Palace is pending. Ursabia is a graduate of the Philippine Military Academy’s “Hinirang” Class of 1987. He […]
(Eagle News)–A vessel caught fire off Cebu City on Thursday, the Philippine Coast Guard said on Friday, July 24. According to the PCG, MV Filipinas Dinagat of Cokaliong Shipping Lines was located east of Binungcalan when the incident happened at 11:45 p.m. The PCG said BRP Suluan responded to the incident. Thirty-eight 38 individuals on board the vessel were rescued and transported through a motor banca to CGSS Danao. The vessel captain and three other […]
(Eagle News) — A cargo vessel caught fire off the waters of Batangas on Monday, July 20, the Philippine Coast Guard said. According to the PCG, it dispatched BRP Boracay (FPB-2401) to combat the fire onboard Philippine-registered cargo vessel, MV Moreta Venture, which was located 1.2 nautical miles southwest off Marikaban Island at 4:53 a.m. BRP Boracay (FPB-2401) was berthed in Sta. Clara when the PCG Command Center received the distress call. Commodore Leovigildo Panopio […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard has filed criminal charges against the crew members of the Hong Kong-flagged vessel that collided with a Philippine fishing boat vessel off Mindoro last week, and the shipping company. Charges for reckless imprudence resulting in multiple homicide and damage to property have been lodged against the MV Vienna Wood crew members identified as Zhang Weiwei, Shin Bin, Yi Lei, and Yang Xileng before the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office of […]
by Emily Manuel Contributor, Eagle News AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands (Eagle News) — With no end in sight for the COVID-19 pandemic, I decided to join 391 stranded Filipino seafarers, workers, and tourists in a repatriation flight organized by the Philippine Embassy in the The Hague last July 3, 2020. KL 875 would take us from Amsterdam to Manila via Bangkok in approximately 15 hours and 45 minutes. – Check-in – Schiphol Airport stands eerily quiet. […]
(Eagle News)–Newly-appointed Philippine Coast Guard commandant Vice Admiral George Ursabia Jr. emphasized the role of the PCG in ensuring the health and safety of the public amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, the PCG said Ursabia outlined five aspects where he said the Coast Guard played a crucial role. According to the statement, he said PCG men and women should first continue to provide support for the relief operations of the Department of Social […]
