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PCG welcomes Jaime Bautista as next DOTR chief

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Posted at Jun 24 07:02 PM

Incoming Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez announced Bautista’s appointment Thursday. Read more »

Search for missing fishermen in Palawan to continue

Jorge Carino, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 02:11 PM

The Coast Guard said the search and rescue operations for 7 fishermen who went missing after their boat collided with a cargo vessel off Palawan will continue. Read more »

PCG allows port, fishing operations after 'Agaton' dissipates

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Posted at Apr 13 04:53 PM

PCG said shipping and fishing were allowed to resume as of 9 a.m. Read more »

Odette victims in need of water, food, hygiene kits: Coast Guard

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 20 12:07 PM

Victims of Typhoon Odette are in need of water, ready to eat food, and hygiene kits, the Philippine Coast Guard said Monday as it mobilized all vessels for relief operations. Read more »

Philippines conducts maritime drills in West PH Sea

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Posted at Apr 25 01:38 PM

The Philippines on Saturday conducted maritime exercises in the West Philippine Sea as the country filed fresh diplomatic protests against China for its incursions. Read more »

4 tripulante ng sumadsad na barko sa Surigao de Norte natagpuang patay; 7 nasagip

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Updated as of Apr 21 09:38 PM

Ayon kay Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson Commodore Armand Balilo, 7 ang survivor habang patuloy pang nawawala ang 9 na iba pang tripulante. Read more »

Coast Guard deploys divers to help search for missing miners in Toledo City

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Posted at Dec 23 11:58 AM

MANILA - The Philippine Coast Guard has deployed its divers to help in the search and rescue operations for the remaining seven missing miners after a landslide occurred at a copper mining site in Toledo City, Cebu. Read more »

Coast Guard tumatanggap ng donasyong ihahatid sa Catanduanes

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Posted at Nov 07 04:34 PM

Marami aniyang mga nagpapakisuyo sa Coast Guard na makapagpadala ng mga kinakailangan ng mga kamag-anak na nasalanta ng bagyong Rolly.   Read more »

Sea trips to areas affected by Typhoon Rolly suspended: Coast Guard

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Posted at Oct 31 09:38 AM

MANILA - The Philippine Coast Guard on Saturday said it suspended the sea trips of all types of vessels in areas that may be affected by Typhoon Rolly. Read more »

Coast Guard asks fishermen to take precautionary measures before going out to sea

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Posted at Oct 26 09:25 PM

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday asked fisherfolk and owners of small seacraft to take precautionary measures before venturing out to sea after the agency received reports of several maritime incidents due to Typhoon Quinta. Read more »

Coast Guard says Red Cross pullout from COVID testing anticipated, but still surprising

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 11:23 PM

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) admitted Tuesday it was surprised when the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) halted its COVID-19 testing services due to PhilHealth's P1 billion debt, even when it had anticipated it to happen. Read more »

Pagproseso ng Coast Guard sa swab test ng repatriated OFWs, mano-mano pa rin

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Posted at Oct 20 01:33 PM

MAYNILA - Wala umanong magagawa ang Philippine Coast Guard sa ngayon kung ‘di gawing mano-mano ang pagproseso sa swab test ng mga umuuwing overseas Filipino workers sa bansa. Read more »

OFWs may wait 3-4 days for COVID test results after Red Cross pullout: Coast Guard

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Posted at Oct 19 09:05 AM

Filipino migrant workers who have returned to the Philippines might wait 3 to 4 days before getting their coronavirus test results after the Philippine Red Cross halted its services to government due to PhilHealth's P1 billion debt, the Philippine Coast Guard said Monday. Read more »

Charges filed vs shipping firm in PH-Hong Kong vessel collision

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Posted at Jul 06 01:11 PM

The Philippine Coast Guard said Monday it has filed charges against the shipping firm of the Hong Kong vessel that collided with Philippine boat Liberty 5 that left 14 fishermen missing. Read more »

'Missing' quarantined OFWs may just be database error: OWWA

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Updated as of May 18 11:04 AM

Several repatriated migrant workers who allegedly escaped from quarantine facilities might have actually stayed put there and only went "missing" due to a mismatch in databases, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration said Monday.    Read more »

Some OFWs left isolation facilities before getting COVID-19 positive test results: PCG

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Posted at May 17 03:58 PM

Some repatriated overseas Filipino workers left quarantine facilities before they received their coronavirus test results, the Philippine Coast Guard said Sunday. Read more »