Tag: PCG personnel

LRT-2 train rides now free for Philippine Coast Guard personnel

(Eagle News)–Philippine Coast Guard officers,  enlisted personnel and civilian employees can now avail of free train rides at all Light Rail Transit-2 stations from Antipolo, Rizal to Recto, Manila. According to the PCG, this was after the PCG partnered with the Light Rail Transit Authority to uphold public transport, safety and security in Metro Manila. Under the memorandum of agreement signed by both parties, PCG personnel shall reinforce security measures in LRT-2 stations and help […]

PCG: Probe into unauthorized presence of foreign dredging vessel off Bataan underway

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard is probing what it said was the unauthorized presence of a foreign dredging vessel off Bataan. A PCG statement said the Chinese dredger type vessel spotted seven nautical miles southwest off Orion Point on January 27 had its automatic identification system transponder  off, a violation of maritime protocols for foreign vessels. It said its two Cambodian crew members also failed to present proper documents. The PCG said the […]