Passenger ship catches fire while on waters off Catmon town

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines –  A passenger vessel that was headed for Palompon town in Leyte province caught fire shortly after it left the port of Cebu City Thursday night, July 23, 2020. The Philippine Coast Guard in…

Number of COVID cases in Coast Guard CV now at 31

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Thirteen personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard District Central Visayas, whose headquarters is in Cebu City, have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), officials confirmed on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. Lieutenant Junior…

Over 400 repatriated Cebuano OFWs to arrive on May 23

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Another batch of repatriated Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who reside in Cebu is expected to arrive on Saturday, May 23. Information from the Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG-7) showed that a…

More than 200 OFWs set to arrive in Cebu on April 28

Irene R. Sino Cruz, Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More than 200 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), most of whom are seafarers stranded in Metro Manila, are set to arrive in Cebu on Tuesday, April 28. That is according to authorities, who confirmed…

Fishermen reminded: Check boats before setting sail

Alven Marie A. Timtim 03/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Check the engines of your boats, then the weather condition, and save the contact number of the Coast Guard before you set sail. Lieutenant Junior Grade Eric Salcedo, Philippine Coast Guard in Central…

PCG-7 deploys 300 personnel as total ban on entry of sea vessels in Cebu starts

Alven Marie A. Timtim 03/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG-7) has already deployed a total of 300 personnel to man the coastal areas and ports around Cebu in preparation for the total ban on the…

Ro-ro with 133 passengers ‘rescued’ off Camotes sea

Alven Marie A. Timtim, Paul Lauro 03/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A roll on-roll (ro-ro) off vessel plying the Camotes-Danao route was rescued off the waters of Camotes Island at past 2 p.m. of March 2, 2020. MV Mika Mari III, which had 133…

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…

PDRRMO’s Water Search and Rescue team to be deployed for fluvial procession

Rosalie Abatayo 01/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) will be sending out a water search and rescue (Wasar) team to the Sinulog fluvial procession this Saturday, January 18. PDRRMO Chief Neil Angelo…

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,…

24 rescued after motor banca capsizes off the coast of Naga City, Cebu

Delta Dyrecka Letigio, Paul Lauro 01/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A family trip on New Year’s Day ended in a disaster after the motor banca which they boarded capsized off the coast of Barangay Tuyan in Naga City in southern Cebu. But 24…

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