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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG; Filipino: Tanod Baybayin ng Pilipinas) is the third [4] armed uniformed service [5] of the country attached to the Philippines' Department of Transportation, [4] tasked primarily with enforcing laws within Philippine waters, conducting maritime security operations, safeguarding life and property at sea, and protecting marine environment and resources; similar ...
The Philippines inaugurated a new coast guard monitoring base Friday on an island occupied by Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea and plans to expand joint patrols with the United ...
A dispute arose over toxic waste contamination in Clark Air Base and Subic Naval Base as soon as the US government turned over the bases to the Philippine government. [30] [31] At the time, U.S. government and United Nations reports confirming serious contamination at 46 locations in the two bases had come out. But the U.S. government ...
On May 6, 2022, the vessel was commissioned by the Philippine Coast Guard. [7] On May 12, 2024, the Teresa Magbanua, along with BRP Cabra and BRP Malabrigo, was sent to Escoda Shoal — a sandbank located 75 nautical miles (139 km; 86 mi)s from the coastline of Palawan to monitor the activities of the China Coast Guard in the area.
According to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), the OPV has a length of 83.6 meters and has a capacity of 64 crew members. She has a hybrid diesel-electric engine, a first for the PCG. [11] The OPV has a helideck and a hangar that can accommodate the Airbus H145 helicopter (originally designated as Eurocopter EC145-T2) of the PCG. She also has a ...
On September 26, 2023, the Philippine Coast Guard announced that they conducted an operation to remove the floating barrier installed by Chinese Coast Guard officers near the shoal in the southeast. [ 84 ] [ 85 ] A new floating barrier was deployed in 2024.
BRP Malapascua was commissioned during a commissioning ceremony held at Philippine Coast Guard headquarters in Manila on March 7, 2017, with CDR Garydale Gimotea being her first commanding officer. The ceremony was attended by the Speaker of the House of Representatives Cong. Pantaleon Alvarez, and Department of Transportation Sec. Arthur Tugade.
Footage appears to show a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel reportedly trespassing into waters near a Philippine island. The CCG vessel was spotted sailing some 54 miles off the Capones Island in ...