Oct 14, 2021 | Weather Update, Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic
MANILA – The Philippine Navy (PN) headquarters in Manila has deployed four disaster response and rescue teams (DRRTs) on Wednesday to augment the humanitarian assistance disaster relief (HADR) missions being conducted by the Naval Forces Northern Luzon (NFNL) in areas...
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Oct 14, 2021 | Weather Update, Environmental Concerns, Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic
MANILA – The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has confirmed that 19 people were killed due to the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Maring. In an update on Thursday, the agency said it is also validating reports of an additional 11...
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Oct 12, 2021 | Weather Update, Environmental Concerns, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic
MANILA – Around 478 families in three regions have so far been affected by Severe Tropical Storm Maring, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Tuesday. In an update, the NDRRMC said this is equivalent to 1,658 persons...
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Oct 12, 2021 | Regional, South East Asia (SEA), Environmental Concerns, Weather Update, Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Foreign
MANILA – Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Maring “endangers” Babuyan Islands, and will bring heavy rains across some parts of Luzon, the weather bureau said Monday afternoon. In its 5 p.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical...
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Oct 11, 2021 | Regional, South East Asia (SEA), Environmental Concerns, Weather Update, Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic, Foreign
MANILA – Weather disturbance “Maring” has intensified into a severe tropical storm (STS) and is still enhancing the southwest monsoon, the weather bureau said Monday noon. “Maring” now packs maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometers per hour...
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Oct 10, 2021 | Regional, Weather Update, Environmental Concerns, Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic, Foreign
MANILA – The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) placed nine areas under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 as Tropical Storm Maring continues to assimilate the remnants of former Tropical Depression Nando. In...
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Oct 10, 2021 | Weather Update, Maritime Incidents, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic
CAVITE CITY, Cavite: After five days of relentless search for the motorized boat reported missing in Ternate, Cavite, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Search and Rescue Operation found the incapacitated vessel and rescued three people onboard near Capones...
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Oct 10, 2021 | Weather Update, Maritime Incidents, Maritime Situational Awareness
Photo Courtesy of NFWM (Philippine Navy)-ctto. Bagong Calarian, Zamboanga City – Naval Forces Western Mindanao through its Naval Task Force 61’s 3rd Boat Attack Division rescued four (4) passengers of a capsized speedboat in the vicinity of the seawaters off Sibutu...
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Oct 6, 2021 | Environmental Concerns, Weather Update, Maritime Situational Awareness
MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Depression Lannie is expected to exit the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) today, but light to moderate and sometimes heavy rain and strong winds may still prevail in some parts of the country. As this developed, the Philippine...
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Oct 6, 2021 | Environmental Concerns, Weather Update, Maritime Incidents, Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Station Aklan rescued two fishermen of a distressed motorbanca amid strong winds and big waves caused by Tropical Depression “Lannie” between the vicinity waters off Sta. Fe, Romblon and Nabas, Aklan at around 03:10 p.m....
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Oct 5, 2021 | Weather Update, Environmental Concerns, Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic
The northern portion of Palawan, including the Calamian and Cuyo islands, has been placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TWCS) No. 1 after the low-pressure area (LPA) east of Surigao City evolved into into a tropical depression named “Lannie”. Chris Perez, senior...
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Oct 1, 2021 | Weather Update, Environmental Concerns, Maritime Incidents, Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) continues to monitor the area off northern Iloilo and Cebu where the F/V St. Peter Fisherman II capsized on Sept. 24, with only one out of the nine missing crew yet to be found. Six days after the sinking was reported,...
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