(UPDATE) 2 cargo ships sink in Philippines; 32 aboard saved
January 22, 2012 - 4:45pm
A cargo ship loaded with cement sank in the central Philippines today and another vessel carrying iron ore went down off the country's eastern coast, the coast guard said. All 32 crewmen from both ships were ...
618 passengers rescued from grounded ship
December 5, 2011 - 2:03pm
Elements of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) successfully completed the rescue of 618 passengers of M/V SuperFerry 1.
Coast guard rescues 2 'smuggled' women in Zamboanga City
November 18, 2011 - 11:05am
The Philippine Coast Guard today announced that its personnel rescued two female victims of a human smuggling syndicate at the Zamboanga city port early this week.
PCG beefs up security measures for Undas
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Evelyn Macairan
| October 26, 2011 - 12:00am
In preparation for the observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will deploy plainclothes security personnel on board passenger ships to beef up security mea...
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Tanker rams fishing boat off Palawan; 2 missing
September 19, 2011 - 3:09pm
An unidentified tanker rammed and destroyed a fishing boat anchored off an island Palawan, leaving two fishermen missing.
Ship runs aground off Cebu; 212 rescued
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Ghio Ong
| September 12, 2011 - 12:00am
At least 212 passengers were rescued after a passenger vessel ran aground off Cebu over the weekend, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said yesterday.
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Ship's engine malfunctions; 26 passengers, crew rescued
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Ghio Ong
| September 5, 2011 - 12:00am
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued all 26 passengers and crewmen of a vessel which encountered engine problem off Batangas last Saturday night.
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7 Koreans rescued in Cebu waters as boat capsizes
August 26, 2011 - 4:26pm
Ten people, including seven Korean nationals, were rescued by the personnel of the Coast Guard Station Cebu after their boat capsized in central Philippines on Thursday, a coast guard spokesman said Frida...
Sunken ship's oil slick no cause for alarm - PCG
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Evelyn Macairan
| August 4, 2011 - 12:00am
Apart from an oil slick from the sunken M/V Asia Malaysia, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is also monitoring the vessel’s movements to ensure that it would not drift toward a coral reef off Negros Occid...
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'Only 39 percent of Princess of the Stars salvage operations completed'
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Evelyn Macairan
| June 21, 2011 - 12:00am
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) yesterday said only 39.15 percent of salvaging operations have been completed three years...
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