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3 Pinoy fishers die in Bajo de Masinloc boat accident
Three Filipino fishermen died when an unidentified foreign vessel accidentally struck their boat off Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) revealed Wednesday, Oct. 4. Filipino ...
- October 5, 2023
Boat sinks off Albay; 16 passengers, crew saved
A motor banca sank off Rapu-Rapu, Albay on Friday, Oct. 14, but the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) came just in time to rescue all 15 passengers and one boat crew onboard. Motor banca “Rocenz 3” was traversing the vicinity ...
- October 16, 2022
Lorenzana: Pagasa Island dev't delay not due to Chinese boats
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana rejected on Tuesday the observations of a United States-based think tank which said that the presence of Chinese boats allegedly disguised as militias was among the factors why development ...
- March 11, 2020
Boat capsizes in Leyte; 2 dead, 6 rescued
Two fishermen died while six others were rescued when their boat capsized off Southern Leyte on Christmas Day. In report by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday, Dec. 26, the fatalities were identified as Aldin ...
- December 27, 2022
4 Vietnamese held for illegal fishing off Pag-Asa Island
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) revealed yesterday that four Vietnamese fishermen have been apprehended by authorities after they were allegedly caught in the act of using sodium cyanide, a poisonous compound, in their ...
- October 5, 2022
13 fishers rescued off Batangas
Thirteen fishermen were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard after their boat sank off Calatagan, Batangas last Sunday. The PCG said fishing vessel Anita DJ II was submerged near the shoreline of Cape Santiago in Barangay ...
- August 29, 2023
Ship catches fire in Cebu; 2 hurt
Two crew members were injured when a passenger vessel caught fire in the waters off Lapulapu City past midnight yesterday. MV Trans Asia 1 caught fire about 100 meters from the shore of Barangay Punta Engaño, Lapu-lapu. ...
- July 17, 2022
Rocket debris recovered
Rocket debris believed to be from China's recently launched Long March 5B (CZ-5B) booster rocket were found near the Mindoro Strait, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confirmed yesterday. Commodore Armand Balilo, PCG ...
- August 4, 2022
Chinese ships present in reef since Nov. 2020
Chinese vessels have been swarming the Julian Felipe Reef long before the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) had discovered the more than 200 fishing vessels allegedly manned by Chinese militias early this month. Satellite images ...
- March 28, 2021
11 rescued from distressed motor boat
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued 11 passengers from a motor banca that ran aground and eventually sank off Surigao City last Saturday. Motor banca Justin had just departed from a floating resort in Barangay Day-asan ...
- July 24, 2023