Philippine Coast Guard has a new commodore
By Michael Ubac
The No. 4 official in the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is now a commodore.
The No. 4 official in the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is now a commodore.
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Saturday advised those going away for Holy Week not to take “fly-by-night” or “colorum” interisland shipping vessels.
With only four days to go before New Year’s Eve, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Friday advised the public that a permit is needed for transporting fireworks to the provinces.
More than 3,430 passengers of 93 interisland vessels were stranded Tuesday in 16 major sea ports, including those in Manila and parts of the Visayas and Mindanao, affected by Typhoon “Pablo,” according to the Philippine Coast Guard.
The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) in Bicol on Sunday activated Task Force Pablo, a disaster response group that would undertake search and rescue operation in areas in the region expected to be affected by flooding, landslides and storm surges during the expected landfall of typhoon Bopha, to be locally called “Pablo” in the Philippines.
Three fishermen aboard an outrigger boat which capsized were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard off Mamburao in Occidental Mindoro Thursday.
Lighthouses across the country are set to be upgraded under a P246-million project to be implemented by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) said.
The Sandiganbayan has ordered the 90-day suspension of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) chief Edmund Tan due to a pending graft case over the allegedly unlawful detention of a barge in the Visayas five years ago.
A fishing boat sank near Sangley Point in Cavite, a report from Radyo Inquirer 990AM said Wednesday.
President Benigno Aquino III will lead the Philippine Coast Guard change of command ceremony on Tuesday, a Radyo Inquirer 990AM report said Monday.
A passenger ship collided with a cargo vessel off Cebu Thursday evening, leaving five people, including a child, slightly injured, the Philippine Coast Guard said.
The Philippine Coast Guard rescued three fishermen after their boat capsized in Manila Bay due to big waves caused by Tropical Storm Falcon (Maeri) but is still looking for nine fishermen from Catanduanes who have been missing since Thursday, a Coast Guard official said Saturday.
