Tag: Philippine Coast Guard

4 patay matapos lumubog ang isang pumpboat sa karagatan sa Romblon

Eagle News — Apat ang kumpirmadong patay matapos bumaliktad ang isang pampasaherong bangka at lumubog ito sa karagatan nitong Biyernes. Isa sa namatay sa insidente ng paglubog ng pumpboat sa karagatan sa pagitan ng Romblon at Sibuyan island ang resident doctor ng Sibuyan District Hospital na si Dr. Laudemir Famarin. Patuloy na inaalam ang pagkakakilanlan ng tatlo na dead on arrival sa Romblon District Hospital. Sa kasalukuyan ay patuloy ang ginagawang search and rescue operations […]

PHL, Japan, Indonesia join marine pollution exercise in Bali

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Marine Pollution Exercise (MARPOLEX) involving the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan has started in Bali as part of the three countries’ coastguard training. According to Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Commander Armand Balilio, the Philippines sent 200 coast guards and four vessels – BRP Pampanga, BRP Tubbataha, BRP Nueva Vizcaya, and Tugboat Habagat, to the event that aims to help the participants to determine what to do in the event […]

Pagpapatrolya sa Benham Rise, sisimulan na ng Philippine Coast Guard

(Eagle News) — Magpapadala ang Philippine Coast Guard ng dalawa sa kanilang mga barko para magsagawa ng maritime security patrol sa Benham Rise. Sa panayam ng Liwanagin Natin, sinabi ni acting Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesperson Robespierre Bolivar na magsisimula ang pagpapatrolya ng PCG sa Benham Rise sa Linggo, may 7. Aniya mahalaga ang gagawing pagpapatrolya sa benham Rise bilang bahagi ng pagpapahalaga at pagprotekta sa teritoryo ng bansa. Kabilang sa idedeploy ng pcg sa Benham […]

US to give Philippines military planes: govt

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 […]

Uniformed personnel to start receiving rice allowance in September

QUEZON City, Philippines – Starting September 2016, every uniformed personnel will receive a 20-kilo rice allowance from the government. Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said that the rice allowance is a non-salary benefit promised by President Rodrigo Duterte. The beneficiaries include all the personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine National Police, the Bureau of Fire Protection, and the Philippine Coast Guard. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by […]

Area Task Force North to guard Philippine interests in West Philippine Sea

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Armed Forces of the Philippines, together with other government agencies like the Philippine Coast Guard, Philippine Marines, Philippine National Police, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Interior and Local Governments and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, formed the group known as the Area Task Force North in order to safeguard national interests in the West Philippine Sea. Specifically, the Northern Luzon Command of the Armed Forces […]

Thousands of tourists expected in Boracay

BORACAY, Philippines – It is expected that 50, 000 tourists will go to Boracay this holiday break with the walkway in Station 2 already fully-booked. In response to this, the Philippine Army, Philippine Coast Guard and the Philippine Red Cross added personnel in the said island. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

Oil spill sa Batangas, kontrolado na

By Lawrence Tesoro Eagle News Service   Batangas City(Eagle News) — Kontrolado na ang la­ngis na tumagas sa distribution pipeline sa oil depot ng Chevron Philippines sa San Pascual, Batangas. Ayon sa Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), wala nang dapat pang ipa­ngamba ang mga residente ng San Pascual, Batangas sa naganap na pagtagas ng langis dahil 100 litro lamang ng langis ang tumagas at nalinis na umano ng mga PCG personnel ang oil spill. Sa ginawang paglilinis, […]

More passengers expected

With the coming long weekend, the Philippine Coast Guard is expecting more passengers to arrive at ports all over the country, with an estimated 84, 000 passengers already disembarking towards their home provinces. The Coast Guard reminds passengers that pointed objects and flammable materials are not allowed. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/gRf_ZjVLq-E