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(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard rescued four distressed passengers off El Nido, Palawan on Thursday, March 4. In a statement over the weekend, the PCG said the four individuals had just come from the Provincial Government of Palawan in Barangay San Fernando to pick up medical supplies and were on their way to Barangay Binudac, Culion when they encountered big waves. The big waves damaged the motorbanca’s freeboard, causing it to submerge halfway. […]
(Eagle News) –The Philippine Coast Guard has welcomed its first female PCG commodores. Dr. Luz L. Escarrilla and Dr. Fran F. Eden effectively made history as the PCG’s first generals after President Rodrigo Duterte approved their promotion on Feb. 15. Apart from Escarrilla and Eden, six more PCG officials were promoted by the President. The first female commodores are COVID-19 frontliners. A Naval commodore is a senior officer ranked above a captain and below a […]
(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 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 […]
PGC to know in a matter of days if UK virus variant already in PHL https://youtu.be/9YK6HbVhD4I (Eagle News) — The Department of Health (DOH) said that the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) is expected to complete in the next seven days the genome sequencing of swab samples taken from travelers who had tested positive for COVID-19 recently, as well as other positive cases in the past two months. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard reminded motorbanca operators and passengers to follow sea travel and suspension advisories to prevent the recurrence of maritime accidents. The PCG issued the reminder after a motorbanca that was hired for public transport submerged due to strong winds and big waves brought by Tropical Depression “Vicky” over the weekend. Personnel of the Coast Guard Station Albay proceeded to the area of incident and rescued all passengers and crew. […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Coast Guard said it “fully respects” Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin’s rejection of the proposal for a PCG attaché in the Philippine embassy in Beijing. According to the PCG, while it believes that the establishment of such a post “will significantly strengthen maritime cooperation between the Philippines and China,” the agency will instead “continue to find ways to further secure the country’s maritime domain.” According to the PCG, the request for a […]
(Eagle News) — The families of the 14 Filipinos who went missing after the fishing vessel they were on collided with a Hong Kong-flagged cargo vessel in June will receive P1 million in compensation each, the Philippine Coast Guard said on Thursday, Aug. 20. According to the PCG, Irma Fishing and Trading Inc., owner of FV Liberty 5 that sank after the June 27 incident, will also receive P40 million from MV Vienna Wood as […]
(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) — Philippine Coast Guard members who tested positive for COVID-19 are now at 600, with the addition of 71 cases, the PCG reported on Wednesday, July 29. According to the PCG, of the 600, 297 are active cases. The PCG said they have been pulled out from their stations, and given medical assistance and “other resource support.” Over 300–or 303–recoveries have been reported, including the 45 new ones. The PCG said it continues […]
(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 […]
