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(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard has rescued five people from a half-submerged motorbanca in waters off Kabo Island, Surigao City. The PCG said the passengers that included the boat operator of MBCA “Jimboy” were brought to the PCG Station Surigao del Norte following their rescue from Kabo Island waters. The Coast Guard said the motorbanca departed from Barangay Buenavista, Surigao City for Barangay Balibayon at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday, December 4, despite the […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Coast Guard on Monday, Oct. 4, rescued two distressed fishermen off Aklan waters as Tropical Depression “Lannie” brought strong winds and big waves in parts of the country. The PCG said Vincent Cunihar and Sonny Tayco were on their way home from fishing around 4 a.m. when they encountered engine trouble. Their boat ended up drifting towards the vicinity waters between Sta. Fe, Romblon and Nabas. The PCG said it sent out […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities escorted a a distressed vessel off Surigao City to safety, the Philippine Coast Guard said on Friday, July 23. According to the PCG, it dispatched a Deployable Response Group to search for MV Vince Gabriel, which had reported seawater entering its deck. The PCG said the vessel carrying 57 people had left Dapa Port, Surigao del Norte for Surigao Baseport, Surigao City, but, while off Hinatuan Island, encountered huge waves and […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard has opened its first-ever station in the eastern part of Sulu. In a statement, the PCG said the station was located in Barangay Tanduh Bato in Luuk. PCG Commandant Admiral George Ursabia said the new station was aimed at providing Coast Guard personnel deployed there with a venue to ensure maritime safety, maritime security, and marine environment protection. “Ginawa po ang PCG station na ito (We had […]
(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 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 […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard in El Nido, Palawan received a boost in its maritime operations with the recent addition of a speedboat among its fleet, the Department of Transportation said. The DOTr said the speedboat with registry number PCG MB-001 was donated by Perry’s Holding Corporation President and CEO Paul Louie Tugade, Transportation Secretary Art Tugade’s son. The speedboat is equipped with a 15-horsepower, 4-stroke outboard motor, and can carry ten persons. […]
(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) — 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) — 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 […]
