PCG shifts to retrieval of 4 missing in yacht sinking

Frances Mangosing 05/09/2023

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has shifted to search and retrieval operations for the four persons who went missing after a dive yacht sank near the Tubbataha Reef in Palawan on April 30. “The directive took effect…

18 college students in island-hopping activity in Mactan rescued after boat malfunctions

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/10/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Disaster and rescue personnel in Lapu-Lapu City saved 18 college students from a Cebu-based university after their island-hopping adventure around Mactan Island almost went awry on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023. The Lapu-Lapu…

PCG-7 continues search and rescue ops for missing tugboat crew

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/11/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A surface and underwater search and rescue (SAR) operation is now ongoing to look for the missing tugboat crew who jumped in the waters after the vessel that he boarded allided with a…

88 passengers, 55 crew members rescued from vessel that ran aground in Danajon Bank

Futch Anthony Inso, Wenilyn B. Sabalo 03/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Philippine Coast Guard District Central Visayas reported that a total of 88 passengers were safely transferred from MV Starlite Saturn to MV Camael as of 8:12 a.m. on Wednesday, March 1, 2023.…

Cat rescued from Labangon high-rise passes away

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/28/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The cat rescued from the 18th storey of a residential skyrise in Brgy. Labangon, Cebu City las week has passed away. The feline, called Mira after the building’s name, has crossed the rainbow…

Tattooed Mexican cat seeks new home after life behind bars

Reuters 02/23/2023

The Sphynx cat, which doesn’t yet have a name, is about 1 year old and has spent weeks in the Mexican city of Juarez under the care of animal rescue workers after police found him in a…

Turkey clears away rubble from earthquake, rescue efforts wind down

Reuters 02/21/2023

ANTAKYA, Turkey — Turkey stepped up work to clear away rubble from collapsed buildings on Monday, as rescue work wound down two weeks after major earthquakes killed more than 46,000 people in southern Turkey and northwest Syria.…

Police, concerned agencies to do daily rescues of mendicants in Cebu City’s streets

Pegeeen Maisie Sararaña 02/20/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Policemen and concerned city government agencies in Cebu City will now do daily rescues of mendicants and mentally-disturbed individuals loitering the city’s streets. Police Lieutenant Colonel Janette Rafter, deputy city director for operations…

Turkey ends quake rescue efforts except in two provinces: official

Agence France Presse 02/20/2023

Istanbul, Turkey — Turkey has ended rescue efforts in all provinces except the two hardest hit by last week’s massive quake that killed tens of thousands of people, the Turkish disaster agency said Sunday. “In many of our…

Three rescued from Turkey rubble as earthquake death toll passes 45,000

Reuters 02/18/2023

ANTAKYA/KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey — Rescue teams pulled three people alive from under collapsed buildings in Turkey on Friday, 11 days after an earthquake that has killed more than 45,000, left millions homeless, and sparked a huge relief effort.…

Rescues dwindle in Turkey after earthquake, giving way to grief and anger

Reuters 02/17/2023

KAHRAMANMARAS/ANTAKYA, Turkey – A teenage girl was pulled alive from the rubble in Turkey on Thursday more than 10 days after a devastating earthquake hit the region, but such rescues have become increasingly rare, leaving anger to…

Spinner dolphin rescued in Bantayan town

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 02/14/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Residents of Bantayan town in Bantayan Island rescued a spinner dolphin on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. The dolphin was later on released back into the waters after local officials made sure that he…

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