China Coast Guard rescues 17 Pinoy crew members of cargo vessel

Gabryelle Dumalag 01/24/2026

The China Coast Guard (CCG) has rescued 17 of the 21 Filipino crew members of a Singaporean-flagged cargo vessel that ran into trouble in waters near China, while the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has deployed ships and aircraft…

Man rescued after jumping overboard from passenger ferry near Bohol

Leo Udtohan 09/02/2025

TAGBILARAN CITY — A passenger of MV Lite Ferry 10 jumped overboard shortly after 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 1, prompting a swift rescue operation near the waters off Cabilao Island in Loon, Bohol. According to a…

273 residents evacuated in Mandaue flooding caused by heavy rainfall

Mary Rose Sagarino 07/17/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Around 62 families, or 273 individuals, were evacuated in Mandaue City on Wednesday following flooding caused by heavy rainfall. According to data from the city’s Command Center, the evacuees came from Barangays Subangdaku…

Zamboanga mom rushes to Argao after son climbs tree out of distress

and Paul Lauro, Daryll Galindo 07/11/2025

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu —A mother’s love and concern know no distance, as a woman from Zamboanga Sibugay rushed to Cebu after her son was rescued in Argao town on Friday, July 11. Man Rescued After Spending 24…

PCG rescues 2 fishermen from waters off Maribojoc, Bohol

Futch Anthony Inso 06/22/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard Station in Western Bohol rescued two fishermen who encountered some problems as they were fishing in the waters off Maribojoc town early morning on Sunday, June 22.…

506 passengers rescued after ferry runs aground in Bohol

By Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/20/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Around 500 passengers were rescued when a roll-on-roll-off ferry ran aground near the Port or Jagna in Bohol, authorities confirmed. The Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG-7) responded to a distress call…

Myanmar: Woman rescued after being trapped for 30 hours

Agence France Presse 03/30/2025

MANDALAY, Myanmar — Rescuers pulled a woman alive from the wreckage of a collapsed apartment building in Mandalay on Saturday, AFP journalists saw, 30 hours after a devastating quake hit Myanmar. Applause rang out as Phyu Lay…

Japan: Rescuers build slope to reach man stuck in sinkhole

Agence France Presse 02/02/2025

TOKYO — Japanese rescuers completed building a slope on Saturday to reach a truck driver stuck in a sinkhole, officials said, four days after his vehicle was swallowed by the cavity now 40 metres wide. Rescuers have…

PH Red Cross rescues dogs affected by Kristine

Jown Manalo 10/27/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Not only are people severely affected by calamities like storms, but even pets suffer greatly. Some are even tragically separated from the families that care for them during disasters. In the aftermath of Severe…

Hurricane Helene: 56 dead, millions with no power in US Southeast

Associated Press 09/29/2024

PERRY, Florida — Massive rains from powerful Hurricane Helene left people stranded, without shelter and awaiting rescue Saturday, as the cleanup began from a tempest that killed at least 56 people, caused widespread destruction across the U.S.…

Boy saved by Filipino at popular fishing spot in Japan

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 06/19/2024

MANILA, Philippines — A 26-year-old foreign technical intern from the Philippines saved a six-year-old Japanese boy, who fell into the sea on June 16. The boy was not wearing a life jacket and fell into Hakozaki-futou in…

Fisherman, son rescue dog trapped in Looc, Mandaue fire

Jessa Ngojo - CDN Social Media Specialist 03/13/2024

CARCAR CITY, Cebu – A fisherman from Brgy. Pajo in Lapu-Lapu City, and his teenage son, touched the hearts of netizens after they bravely saved a dog from the fire that razed homes in Brgy. Looc, Mandaue…

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