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Coast Guard sues Ayala's AC Energy over Iloilo oil spill
The Philippine Coast Guard says the oil spill contaminated coastal areas of 23 communities, and displaced 400 people
PH Coast Guard to block departure of Hong Kong ship crew in Liberty 5 case
In a tearful meeting with the families of the 14 missing crew and passengers of the ill-fated fishing vessel, the Philippine Coast Guard urged them to pray for justice and a miracle – that the victims be found alive
4 rescued after light plane crash-lands near Zamboanga City shore
The training aircraft bound for Dumaguete City carried two flight instructors, a student co-pilot, and a mechanic. All of them are unharmed, says the Philippine Coast Guard.
PH Coast Guard files criminal cases vs HK ship crew
(UPDATED) The company and officers of bulk carrier Vienna Wood are formally accused of reckless imprudence resulting in multiple homicide and damage to property, as the 14 crew of fishing boat Liberty 5 remain missing
PCG extends search for missing Filipino fishermen
The Philippine Coast Guard says search and retrieval operations for the 14 crew members of Liberty 5 will be until Tuesday, July 7
PH Coast Guard 'building evidence' vs Hong Kong ship crew
Without any trace of the 14 Filipino crew of Liberty 5, the search for survivors becomes a search for bodies, but Philippine Coast Guard chief George Ursabia Jr says he is still hoping for a miracle
No trace of 14 fishing boat crew 5 days since collision with HK ship
(UPDATED) Chances of finding survivors get slimmer by the minute, says the Philippine Coast Guard
Locsin: Don't politicize PH boat collision with HK ship
'It happened in Mindoro waters and I don’t want to make those Mindoro waters into international waters just to please a few idiots back here,' says Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr
Hong Kong ship did not try to rescue 14 Filipino boat crew after collision – PCG
(UPDATED) The bulk carrier, however, stayed in the vicinity of the incident, which Philippine Coast Guard commandant Vice Admiral George Ursabia Jr says was likely an accident
'Banggaan lang': Palace doubts PH boat collision with HK ship to hurt China ties
(UPDATED) 'Wala naman pong malaking implikasyon 'yan. Banggaan lang po 'yan,' says Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque
PCG search on for missing fishermen who collided with Hong Kong-flagged ship
(4th UPDATE) The Philippine Coast Guard identifies the cargo vessel as Hong Kong-registered MV Vienna Wood, as it searches for the 14 missing crew of fishing boat Liberty 5 off Mindoro
Former coast guard chief Garcia to lead National Coast Watch Council Secretariat
Retired Admiral Joel Garcia returns to the National Coast Watch System, which he helped lead before taking over the Philippine Coast Guard in October 2019
Duterte appoints George Ursabia as new Philippine Coast Guard commandant
The Philippine Coast Guard holds its first command turnover ceremony amid a pandemic
Coast Guard: Repatriated OFWs with coronavirus fled quarantine facilities
(2nd UPDATE) Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Commodore Armand Balilo says some repatriated overseas Filipino workers were able to escape before their test results were released. One was found and taken into custody on Sunday, May 17.
Former Coast Guard chief Carlos Agustin dies
The retired commodore also served in various capacities in the Armed Forces of the Philippines
LOOK: Angel Locsin brings sleeping tents for Taguig health workers, Philippine Coast Guard
The actress helps put up sleeping quarters needed by health workers and law enforcement in Taguig City
Coast Guard to enforce 'no sail' policy during lockdown
The PCG braces to keep a watchful eye in all waterways of Metro Manila
Coast Guard probes foreign ship for violating PH quarantine rule
The Philippine Coast Guard says the captain of the Panama-flagged MV Harmony 6 declared that they left Changzhou, China, on February 10, when the ship's real departure date was February 18. The ship arrived in La Union on February 23.
2 ships from China arrive in Manila, get coronavirus clearance
(UPDATED) The Bureau of Quarantine concludes the ships' passengers and crew are free of the novel coronavirus, shortly after the vessels docked at the Port of Manila
Philippine Coast Guard still searching for 7 fishermen lost at sea
The missing fishermen went out to sea on January 6, but did not return to Infanta, Pangasinan on January 14 as scheduled, says the owner of the boat
China Coast Guard ship spotted patrolling Ayungin Shoal
A China Coast Guard vessel is spotted in Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea as CCG officials go on a 'goodwill visit' to the Philippines
PH Coast Guard: Talking with Chinese the only solution
'Wala pong ibang solusyon kundi pumunta tayo sa isang lamesa mag-usap harap-harapan, at sabihin natin ang ating hinaing,' says Philippine Coast Guard chief Admiral Joel Garcia
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) chief Admiral Joel Garcia defended on Tuesday, January 14, their talks with the China Coast Guard (CCG), touting diplomatic meetings with the expansionist Chinese government as the sole antidote to end years of dispute in and over the West Philippine Sea
“Kahit may hidwaan po tayo, wala pong ibang solusyon kundi diplomasya,. Wala pong ibang solusyon kundi pumunta tayo sa isang lamesa magusap harap-harapan, at sabihin natina ng ating hinaing,” Garca told throng of reporters after welcoming the CCG officials at the PCG headquarters in Manila on Tuesday morning.
(Even if we have a divide, we have no other solution but diplomacy. There is no other solution but to meet with them at the table, in person, and tell them our grievances.)
Why defensive? Garcia turned defensive after reporters asked for a reaction to criticism that the PCG’s meeting with CCG shouldn’t have been pursued in light of multiple instances where Chinese Coast Guard personnel harassed Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea.
For Garcia, however, shutting out the incidents for the meantime and focusing on the meeting was needed to prevent more conflicts at sea.
PH welcomes China Coast Guard officials for ‘historic’ Manila talks
The welcoming ceremony opens days of unprecedented talks and exercises between the two coast guards
China Coast Guard ship arrives in Manila for ‘friendly visit’
The China Coast Guard maintains a presence in some key areas of the West Philippine Sea
Typhoon Ursula: Sea trips resume after storm signal warnings lifted
Over 23,000 were stranded after Typhoon Ursula hit the Visayas region on Christmas Eve
Typhoon Ursula: Over 23,000 stranded on Christmas Eve
(UPDATED) Ursula (Phanfone) is now a typhoon and makes landfall in Eastern Samar past 4 pm Tuesday, December 24
2 days before Christmas, sea travel suspended in Visayas areas threatened by Ursula
(UPDATED) Over 2,600 passengers across the region are stranded due to the suspension of sea travel
PH Coast Guard suspends maritime activities due to Typhoon Tisoy
The Philippine Coast Guard will also deploy rescue personnel to flood-prone areas in Metro Manila
PH stops unloading of toxic substance from South Korea
A joint team of the Philippine Coast Guard and the National Bureau of Investigation prevents a Liberian-flagged merchant ship from unloading 53,000 metric tons of toxic substance
13 Bataan fishermen missing after boat sinks near Scarborough Shoal
The Philippine Coast Guard says one other fisherman was rescued
Gov't neglecting duty to defend PH territory – maritime expert
Maritime law expert Jay Batongbacal says not calling out China's latest harassment 'is tantamount to a public surrender of Philippine interest in Scarborough Shoal'
Cayetano: 'Nothing new' with China driving away Filipino-crewed ship
Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano also does not want to use the term 'harassment' to refer to a 'Chinese naval warship' ordering a Filipino-crewed commercial ship to change course in Scarborough Shoal
Locsin refuses to call out China ship harassment in West Philippine Sea
'We stick our noses in and 400,000 Filipino mariners get embroiled in a maritime issue,' says Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr
Maritime expert hits Panelo for downplaying China ship harassment
'It's like a person not caring that his house is being managed by someone else who claims to be the owner,' says expert Jay Batongbacal in response to Malacañang
Panelo: Harassment of Filipino-crewed ship 'not our concern'
'It's not a Philippine vessel,' says Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, when asked about the incident involving a Filipino-crewed commercial ship and a 'Chinese warship'
2 bodies retrieved from South Korea helicopter crash
The Coast Guard says one was believed to be a fireman, but it is still trying to identify the pair
Lorenzana to China: Respect international maritime law
The defense chief also says the encounter between a Chinese vessel that claimed to be a warship and the Filipino crew of a commercial ship ‘should not be blown out of proportion or sensationalized’
Lorenzana commends Filipino captain who defied ‘Chinese warship’ in West PH Sea
The defense chief also rebuts the 'Chinese naval warship' crew’s claim that Panatag Shoal is ‘under the jurisdiction of the Chinese government’
DFA verifying Chinese ship harassment of Filipino-crewed ship in West PH Sea
'We will verify the facts of the incident then relevant offices will make the appropriate recommendations,' says the Department of Foreign Affairs
Master of his fate, captain of his soul
A Filipino captain shows courage in the face of China's bullying
EXCLUSIVE: Chinese ‘naval warship’ harasses Filipino-crewed ship near Scarborough Shoal
The Chinese vessel insists that the commercial ship change course to avoid the shoal, and then tails it to make sure it stays away from the Chinese-controlled area in the West Philippine Sea
7 South Koreans missing after helicopter crash near disputed islets
South Korea's coast guard says the chopper had just picked an injured fisherman up from Dokdo, which is known as Takeshima in Japan, when it went down
Duterte names Joel Garcia as Philippine Coast Guard commandant
(UPDATED) Vice Admiral Joel Garcia, currently director of the National Coast Watch Center, now helms a force on the frontlines of protecting the country's waters as the government pursues offshore oil exploration with China
North Korea boat collides with Japan sea patrol; 60 crew rescued
The North Korean ship – believed to illegally fishing in Japanese waters – capsized after the collision, says Japanese the coast guard
Vietnamese poachers arrested in Palawan
The Philippine Coast Guard in Palawan says during the chase, the poachers 'were seen throwing their freshly caught fish and sharks off the boat'
PCG reminds groups to observe safety measures at sea after Boracay incident
The Philippine Coast Guard gives the reminder after the initial investigation showed that the dragon boat team members had no life vests when they trained in Boracay waters
Ombudsman withdraws charges vs PCG men in P67-M graft case
Ombudsman prosecutors decide to back out of the case after the Court of Appeals cleared some of the accused of administrative charges
8 Coast Guard men guilty of homicide in 2013 Taiwanese fisherman shooting
(UPDATED) The Coast Guard personnel get 8 to 14 years in prison. They will appeal the verdict.
[ANALYSIS] Why Coast Guard Base Sibutu matters
This 4.3-hectare base will be equipped with a marine radar, an automatic identification system receiver, and a Coast Watch monitoring system
8 dead, 26 missing as dive boat sinks in flames off California
(UPDATED) Fire crews in helicopters, small boats and a Coast Guard cutter battle the fierce pre-dawn fire on the 75-foot Conception, which had been on a diving excursion around Santa Cruz Island
