http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/3086 2026-04-06T14:01:49Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/17503 AFP, PCG, US hold maritime drills Sadongdong, Martin The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and the United States Indo-Pacific Command (US Indopacom) carried out joint maritime drills in Manila Bay and waters off Mariveles, Bataan over the weekend to improve their interoperability. Col. Xerxes Trinidad, chief of AFP public affairs office, said the bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity 26-3.1, held on March 20, focused on maritime security and response operations within Philippine waters. 2026-03-23T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/17502 PCG finds missing fisherman alive A fisherman from Zambales was found alive after drifting at sea for five days as the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) carried out search and rescue operations off Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal), it was reported on Sunday, March 22. PCG spokesperson Commodore Noemi Cayabyab identified the fisherman as a 32-year-old resident of Barangay Wawanway, Subic, Zambales. He was reported missing on March 15 after his service boat “Bebelot,” operating under fishing boat “Gabriel Geruz 6,” failed to return. 2026-03-23T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/17501 PCG condems China's dangerousprovocation over Mischief Reef Sadongdong, Martin The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Saturday, March 21, condemned the dangerous provocation by Chinese forces after flares were fired near one of its aircraft over Panganiban (Mischief) Reef, a militarized atoll in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Rear Adm. Jay Tarriela said the incident happened during a maritime domain awareness (MDA) flight over the reef on Friday, March 20. “This shows the massive scale of the illegal reclamation by the Chinese government on Panganiban Reef, located well within our exclusive economic zone (EEZ),” he said. 2026-03-22T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/17500 Seafood poisoning downs 6 in Bacolod City Masculino, Glazyl The City Health Office (CHO) is investigating a suspected case of seafood poisoning that affected six family members in Barangay Singcang-Airport here. A report from the CHO said the family collected seashells and cooked them for lunch on March 20. Hours later, the 44-year-old mother and family members aged 25, 21, 20, and two minors aged six and 17 experienced food poisoning symptoms that persisted throughout the weekend. 2026-03-27T00:00:00Z