Mar 29, 2022 | Activities, IUU Fishing - Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic
On or About 240129H March 2022, Pilar MPP together with the personnel of Pilar MPS and Bantay Dagat, onboard loaned motorized banca, intercepted One (1) wooden fishing vessel, marked as“FBca ROLAN 4R” a small-scale commercial fishing banca more or less (MOL) 5.18...
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Mar 29, 2022 | Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic, Foreign
THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Sunday said that a China Coast Guard (CCG) ship steered very close to one of its patrol ships in waters near Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) in Zambales. The PCG said that the incident which took place early this month was a...
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Mar 29, 2022 | Activities, Accomplishments, Others, Domestic
CEBU CITY – More than three months since the onslaught of Typhoon Odette, vessels from the Naval Forces Central (NFC) continue to transport relief goods to the affected areas in the Visayas and Mindanao, a Navy official said on Wednesday. Lt. Junior Grade Frances Maye...
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Mar 23, 2022 | Smuggling, Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic
TUGUEGARAO CITY — Two fishermen recovered three bricks of alleged cocaine worth P17 million from the waters off Abulug and Ballesteros towns in Cagayan province on Monday (March 21) afternoon, authorities said. Brig. Gen. Steve Ludan, Cagayan Valley regional police...
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Mar 23, 2022 | Activities, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic, Foreign
Treaty allies the United States and the Philippines are set to conduct their largest joint military training exercise since 2016, both sides said Tuesday, amid increasing incursions by Beijing into Manila’s waters in the contested South China Sea. With the pandemic...
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Mar 21, 2022 | Activities, Others, Domestic, Foreign
International Container Terminal Services Inc. is set to construct a berth in the Manila International Container Terminal to increase its capacity in anticipation of increased demand. The new berth, “Berth 8”, will serve Megamax ships with a maximum capacity of 18,000...
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Mar 21, 2022 | Accomplishments, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic
On March 17, 2022, personnel of Zambales MARPSTA led by PLTCOL ROMMEL DG SOBRIDO , Station Chief, under the supervision of PCOL FERNANDO L CUNANAN JR, C, RMU3 successfully rescued Six (6) Passengers of Crushed Aero Commander 685 RP-C5230. The said aircraft was owned...
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Mar 21, 2022 | Activities, Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic, Foreign
MANILA, Philippines — The Dongdiao-class electronic reconnaissance ships of the Chinese navy have been previously reported snooping near the coasts of other countries for intelligence-gathering and monitoring war games, according to maritime experts. Last month’s...
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Mar 21, 2022 | Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic, Foreign
MANILA, Philippines — A Chinese navy vessel was spying on Filipino-American war games off Palawan province last month, according to senior military officers, and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) summoned Beijing’s ambassador to Manila over the ship’s “illegal...
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Mar 21, 2022 | Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic
MANILA – The Philippine Navy (PN) said Tuesday night no fire broke out aboard the offshore patrol vessel BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PS-15), amid reports of an unusual amount of smoke coming from the vessel during a recent sea trial. “(The) BRP Gregorio Del Pilar...
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Mar 15, 2022 | Smuggling, Others, Domestic
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Station Eastern Sarangani has apprehended three Indonesian nationals onboard an unauthorized motorbanca loaded with fighting cocks at the vicinity waters off Sarangani Bay on 09 March 2022....
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Mar 15, 2022 | Activities, Maritime Incidents, Others, Domestic
A FISHERMAN was rescued, while another went missing as their fishing motorboat capsized off Sulu Sea, the Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) reported Monday, March 14, 2022. Rescued was Shaider Ismael, 32, while his brother, Maser, 20, remained missing. They are...
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