The fishing banca, F/Bca Dearyn, which capsized after being rammed by an unidentified foreign commercial last October 2 off Agno, Pangasinan was successfully recovered over the weekend. “In response to the President’s Directive for the Philippine Coast Guard [PCG] to conduct investigation into the collision incident involving F/Bca Dearyn and an unidentified foreign vessel last
Marking what’s part of the country, the Philippine Coast Guard recently installed five navigational buoys in critical areas of the West Philippine Sea (WPS), with each of them bearing the image of the Philippine flag.
Marking what’s part of the country, the Philippine Coast Guard recently installed five navigational buoys in critical areas of the West Philippine Sea (WPS), with each of them bearing the image of the Philippine flag.
PCG Vice Admiral Joseph Coyme said the agency has already issued voice challenges against the Chinese vessels. However, he assured that tensions have not escalated as the Philippines has not been provocative and the presence of the foreign ships has not affected their own operations in the area.
The Task Force Kaligtasan sa Karagatan (Task Force for Maritime Safety) placed buoys in waters off Patag Island, Balagtas Reef, Kota Island, Panata Island, and Julian Felipe Reef.