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…

Japan earthquake: Snow hampers rescues, aid

Associated Press 01/08/2024

WAJIMA, Japan — Rescue teams worked through snow to deliver supplies to isolated hamlets Monday, a week after a powerful earthquake hit western Japan, killing at least 161 people. Heavy snowfall in Ishikawa Prefecture over the weekend and into…

Korean tourists rescued by Moalboal Coast Guard from half-submerged ‘banca’

11/17/2023

CEBU, Philippines—ELEVEN Korean nationals who were about to go diving were rescued by personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Sub Station Moalboal in Cebu after the boat they were on began listing just off the waters…

Body of man found floating in waters off Pajara Park in Mandaue

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/17/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—The body of an unidentified man was retrieved from the waters off Pajara Park in Barangay Umapad, Mandaue City at around 7 a.m. on Tuesday, October 17, 2023. The body was recovered by the personnel…

Lapu gov’t rescues 2 Japanese women found sleeping on sidewalk of Brgy Pusok

Futch Anthony Inso 10/13/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- Two Japanese women were rescued by the Lapu-Lapu City Government after they were found sleeping on the sidewalk in Sitio Mustang in Barangay Pusok. The two women, a mother and her daughter, had been…

CPPO ready to assist in search and rescue operations of flood victims

Emmariel Ares 09/14/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu Police Provincial Office (CCPO) said it is ready to provide assistance to the victims of floodsa and other related incidents in Cebu. Since Monday, September 11, 2023, heavy rainfall has been pestering…

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