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(Eagle News)—Over 15,000 people have been reported stranded in ports across the country due to Tropical Depression “Usman,” the Philippine Coast Guard said. According to the PCG, of the 15788 stranded as of 4 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 28, 1049 came from the National Capital Region-Central Luzon; 1164 from Central Visayas; 1733 from southern Tagalog; 942 from Western Visayas; 5,047 from Bicol; 5017 from Eastern Visayas; 453 from Northern Mindanao; and 383 from Southern Visayas. […]
https://youtu.be/2JIHF6oGHKI (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte warned police officials and other uniformed personnel not to even think about engaging in corruption or illegal drug operations, as he swore in 59 newly promoted personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). He said that illegal drugs and corruption are the two things that he will not […]
(Eagle News) — The death toll in Thursday’s incident that saw a ferry with hundreds on board capsizing in stormy weather off Quezon has increased to five, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said on Friday. According to Romina Marasigan, NDRRMC spokesperson, of the five fatalities, four have been identified. She said over 200 passengers and crew–252 to be exact—were plucked to safety after the Mercraft 3 keeled over in heavy seas en […]
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has embarked on a joint maritime law enforcement operation with its Chinese counterpart, according to Philippine Coast Guard Spokesman Commander Armand Balilo. Balilo said that since President Duterte’s visit to China last year, the Philippine Coast Guard’s relations with the Chinese Coast Guard had become better. There was more coordination and more friendly ties. “The Philippine Coast Guard has received guidance from the President to cooperate and forge an agreement […]
BISLIG, Surigao del Sur (Eagle News) — Nagsagawa ng mangrove planting sa bayan ng Hinatuan sa Surigao del Sur kamakailan. Isinagawa ng mga miyembro ng Coast Guard, Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) ng Bislig at ng mga barangay official ng Loyola ang aktibidad bilang pakikiisa sa pagdiriwang ngayong buwan ng Mayo bilang Month of the Ocean. Sinimulang ipinagdiwang ang buwan ng Mayo bilang Month of the Ocean sa Pilipinas noong 1999, sa bisa ng […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Chinese and Philippine coast guards met for the first time on Friday and agreed to move forward on maritime cooperation, officials said, as relations between Beijing and Manila warm under Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. The two-day meeting in Manila on establishing a Joint Coast Guard Committee (JCGC) came just days after new images showed China had apparently installed defensive weapons on artificial islands in the hotly contested South China […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The United States is giving the Philippines two used military aircraft, the coast guard said Wednesday, to help Manila expand sea patrols in the face of territorial disputes with China. The two Sherpa 30-seater aircraft will be delivered in December, Philippine coast guard spokesman Commander Armand Balilo told AFP. “It will help us in the movements of the Philippine Coast Guard like patrol missions,” Balilo added. The announcement came days after […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) –US President Barack Obama issued Sunday a disaster declaration for flood-devastated Louisiana, where emergency workers have rescued more than 7,000 residents stranded in homes and cars, said the White House. The action makes emergency federal funding available to support rescue crews working nonstop as deadly flooding ravages the state, disastrous weather that has left at least three dead and one missing, said officials. “This is a serious event,” Governor John Bel […]
The Philippine Coast Guard succesfully rescued a young man when the boat that he is riding sank during the rampage of “Ruby” in Tacloban City.
