Coast Guard to fluvial participants: Follow guidelines for safety

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines –The Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG-7) urged the participants of the Fluvial Procession, which is slated Saturday, January 17, 2019, at the Mactan Channel, to follow the guidelines they set. Lieutenant Junior…

Coast Guard dry run: Fluvial procession to run one and a half hours

Rosalie Abatayo 01/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Sailing at about eight kilometers per hour, the LCT (land craft, tank) vessel that will be transformed into the Galleon that will carry the image of Señor Santo Niño cruised the route of…

Coast guard calls on vessel owners joining Sinulog fluvial to register, seek permits

Rosalie Abatayo 01/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard District Central Visayas (PCG-7) calls on vessel owners who plan to join the Sinulog fluvial procession this Saturday, January 18, 2020, to register their vessels not later than Tuesday,…

PCG-7 reminds fluvial procession participants to register on or before Jan. 14 deadline

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/06/2020

Cebu City, Philippines—The Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG-7) is reminding participants in this year’s fluvial procession to have their vessels registered before the deadline of registration. In a press conference on Monday, January 6, 2020,…

Coast Guard sends out relief goods to northern Cebu 

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has shipped the first set of relief goods to the typhoon-struck northern Cebu on Thursday morning, December 26, 2019.  Read: Storm surge warning up in northern Cebu towns PCG vessel,…

Suspension of sea trips lifted in central and southern Cebu

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—With typhoon Ursula  moving past Cebu and the weather improving on Wednesday, December 25, 2019, the suspension of sea trips in central and southern Cebu has been lifted by the Philippine Coast Guard.  Cebu to…

PCG to fishermen, sailors: Monitor weather, don’t sail if sea is unfavorable

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG-7) is encouraging fishermen and sailors to prepare for the incoming Tropical Depression (TD) that is expected to pass through the region by Christmas. The Philippine…

Coast Guard to hold sea crash exercise in Mactan on Friday

Futch Anthony Inso 11/28/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG-7), together with the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA), will conduct a Sea Crash Exercise in the seawater of Magellan Bay in Barangay Mactan, Lapu-Lapu City…

Barajan on MV Siargao Princess crew: ‘They left us’

Rosalie O. Abatayo 11/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —— None of the crew helped in keeping the 58 passengers of MV Siargao Princess safe during the sea tragedy last Thursday, November 7. This was how Seaman First Class (SN 1) Ralph Barajan…

Body of unidentified man found floating in Pier 4

Alven Marie A. Timtim 11/05/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—The Coast Guard in Cebu found a body of an unidentified man floating off the waters in Pier 4 of the port of Cebu  past 10 a.m. Tuesday, November 5, 2019. According to Seaman First…

Coast Guard Central Visayas intensifies security in all ports in the region

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/31/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG-7) has intensified its security in all ports in the region for All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day on November 1 and 2, 2019. In an interview…

‘Porky Pochie’ the Golden Retriever tabbed to help guard Cebu from ASF 

Rosalie Abatayo 10/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An 18-month-old Golden Retriever is the new addition to the team tasked to secure Cebu’s borders against the entry of Luzon-sourced hogs and pork products. The Golden Retriever, named Porky Pochie, is formerly…

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