Posted on June 19, 2013 by admin
Catbalogan coast guard to hire add'l personnel
Philippine Information Agency
PCG will conduct the exam in the following areas on June 29: Coast Guard District Central Visayas (CGDCV) Cebu City, Coast Guard District Western Visayas (CGDWV) Iloilo City and in Coast Guard District Eastern Visayas (CGDEV) Tacloban City.
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President hopes for early conclusion of talks with Philippines
Focus Taiwan News Channel
The negotiations are part of efforts by the two sides to resolve their dispute over the shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine Coast Guard officers May 9 in waters about 40 nautical miles east of Balintang Island in the northern …
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Shipping line to pay less than P1M for coral damage
Inquirer.net
The MV Unicorn Logger was towed by the Philippine Coast Guard on June 15 out of the coral reef area. All its crewmen chose to stay inside the vessel. Last June 13, the MV Unicorn Logger, which is loaded with 1,607 pieces of lumber, ran aground on …
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Posted on June 19, 2013 by admin
AFP rotates troops in Ayungin, other islets in Kalayaan
Philippine Star
Filipino troops deployed in Ayungin Shoal, on board a grounded Philippine Navy logistic and landing ship BRP Sierra Madre, are getting their monthly food and water rations from the Wescom either by sea or through an air-drop operations. Headlines …
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Posted on June 19, 2013 by admin
MECO chief backs raps vs Coast Guard men
ABS CBN News
MANILA – The chairman of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office is backing the filing of criminal charges against personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard for shooting dead a Taiwanese poacher in waters off Balintang Channel, saying the Philippines …
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Coast Guard intercepts shells cargo
Sun.Star
SOME P200,000 worth of helmet and trumpet shells were seized by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) operatives at the Zamboanga port. Zamboanga Coast Guard Station commander Jomark Angue said the shipment of shells was intercepted around 6 a.m. …
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PCG: Whirlpool eyed as a cause of ferry sinking
Solar News
PCG: Whirlpool eyed as a cause of ferry sinking. A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) officer cites the possibility that a whirlpool caused the roll on-roll off ship MV Lady of Mount Carmel to capsize off Masbate last Friday. Commodore Aaron Reconquista, the …
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PCG/private yacht rescue 8 fishermen
Philippine Information Agency
This was reported by Lt. Junior Grade Paul Ryan Gonzales, station commander of the Tacloban Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) station. The station commander said they received a distress call coming from the private yacht M/V Luvedico that a fishing boat …
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Posted on June 19, 2013 by admin
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Posted on June 19, 2013 by admin
CPA's conflict with City Hall
Sun.Star
It's a no-brainer that CPA's creation as a body separate from the Philippine Ports Authority was intended to serve the best interests of Cebu. But CPA's recent conflict with the Cebu City Government on the fencing of the Compania Maritima area seems to …
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Posted on June 19, 2013 by admin
US Navy secretary talks of sea dispute
Malaya
US SECRETARY of Navy Ray Mabus discussed with top Philippine defense and military officials yesterday the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Mabus met with Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, Armed Forces chief Gen.
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Posted on June 18, 2013 by admin
Search for 7 missing suspended
Tempo
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) suspended yesterday the search and retrieval operations for the seven missing passengers of the ill-fated MV Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. Commander Armand Balilo, head of the Coast Guard Public Affairs Office, said the SAR …
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30 sacks of helmet shells seized in Zambo
ABS CBN News
The Philippine Coast Guard – Zamboanga Station said they received information that the contraband would be brought to Zamboanga City from Jolo, Sulu. The helmet shells were immediately sent to the Coast Guard for inventory. Raffy Adeltone Tan, Fishery …
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Vietnamese ship damages 270 sqm of coral reefs
ABS CBN News
MANILA — The Philippine Coast Guard is assessing the damage caused by a Vietnamese vessel that ran aground on a protected marine sanctuary near Sambawan Island in Biliran province. Officials believe the M/V Unicorn Logger damaged about 270 …
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Nations and people
Inquirer.net
It douses the threat of a conflagration, which is escalating enmity between the two camps. The friction, of course, stemmed from the killing of a 65-year-old Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast Guard some months ago. Taiwan President Ma Ying …
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'Reef crash' Vietnamese cargo crew held in Philippines
BBC News
Eighteen Vietnamese crew members have been detained after their cargo ship hit a coral reef in the central Philippines, the coastguard has said. The ship – the Unicorn Logger – was heading from Malaysia to deliver logs to Japan when it hit the reef. In …
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Ministry to press on with Manila fisheries talks
台北時報
Establishing rules of engagement in waters separating Taiwan and the Philippines gained urgency after a Taiwanese fisherman was shot dead by Philippine Coast Guard officers on May 9 in waters about 40 nautical miles (70km) east of Balintang Island.
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Probe Vietnamese poaching—senators
Manila Standard Today
For her part, Senator Loren Legarda trained her sights on the Coast Guard to protect the Philippine maritime resource. Escudero, chairman of the Senate committee on environment and natural resources, learned that a 50-feet Vietnamese vessel named MV …
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Posted on June 18, 2013 by admin
18 Vietnamese crew held as ship hits Philippine reef
AsiaOne
MANILA – Eighteen Vietnamese crew members of a cargo ship have been detained after it ploughed into a coral reef in the central Philippines, the coastguard said Tuesday. The Unicorn Logger, a Panama-flagged freighter, ran aground at a protected marine …
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Crew held as ship hits Philippine reef
Courier Mail
A central Philippines coastguard spokesman, Ensign Jamaal Aceron, told AFP the ship will be towed for repairs to a shipyard in the central port of Cebu once the extent of the damage on the vessel is determined. It was the latest in a series of maritime …
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18 Vietnamese held as ship hits PH reef
Rappler
MANILA, Philippines) – Eighteen Vietnamese crew members of a cargo ship have been detained after it ploughed into a coral reef off Biliran, the Philippine Coast Guard said Tuesday, June 18. The Unicorn Logger, a Panama-flagged freighter, ran aground at …
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Ship Crew Detained, Vessel Grounds on Marine Sanctuary
The Maritime Executive
18 Vietnamese crewmen have been detained by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) after their ship ran aground in a marine sanctuary in the central Philippines. The Panama-registered M/V Unicorn Lodger was transporting cargo from Malaysia to Japan last …
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Taiwan, an Island Adrift
Wall Street Journal
The killing of Taiwanese fisherman Hung Shih-Cheng by the Philippine Coast Guard last month was a tragedy, but Taiwan overreacted by swiftly announcing sanctions and deploying warships before completing any investigation. The likely explanation is that …
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Phl, US troops to hold drills near Panatag
Philippine Star
The Philippine Navy is sending the BRP Gregorio del Pilar along with smaller ships to the joint naval maneuver called Cooperation Afloat Readiness Training or CARAT. Philippine Coast Guard vessels will also join CARAT. The naval exercise is from June …
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Boy, 10, drowns
Tempo
Bantillo said that members of the Philippine Coast Guard found the boy's body at around 6:50 p.m. Sunday along Morena Creek in Villa Verde Subdivision in Barangay Sta. Monica. He noted that the victim sustained head injuries. The investigator said that …
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Illegal Taiwanese fishermen face $50000 fine
Gulf Today
According to Perez, the two sides agreed to impose stiff fines on fishermen arrested for poaching in the territorial waters of the two countries whose relations have been strained by the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine Coast Guard …
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Taiwan to continue negotiating fishing disputes with Philippines
Focus Taiwan News Channel
Establishing rules of the game in waters separating Taiwan and the Philippines gained urgency after the shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine Coast Guard officers May 9 in waters about 40 nautical miles east of Balintang Island. Manila …
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Kapunan suffers from confirmation bias
Manila Standard Today
Secondly, Mr. Kapunan displays his confirmation bias by writing that the Philippine Coast Guard was not at fault for the killing as they were “civilized enough not to hastily fire their guns unless the crew of GDX28 showed signs of hostility or violent …
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18 Vietnamese crew held as ship hits PH reef | Malaysia Sun
Malaysia Sun
INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Eighteen Vietnamese crew members of a cargo ship have been detained after it ploughed into a coral reef in the central Philippines, the coastguard said Tuesday. The Unicorn Logger, a Panama-flagged …
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Posted on June 18, 2013 by admin
Philippine defense chief, US Navy Secretary discuss security issues
Global Times
Philippine National Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin met with visiting US Secretary of Navy Ray Mabus in Manila on Tuesday, the Philippine military said. The two sides discussed Philippine-US defense and military relations, security issues in the …
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US Navy Secretary to visit PH
ABS CBN News
He is scheduled to meet with Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines General Emmanuel Bautista, the Flag Officer in Command of the Navy Vice Admiral Jose Luis Alano, and other senior U.S. and Philippine government and military officials.
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Two in a row
Manila Standard Today
Ensign Bo was given a commendation by the Philippine Navy for act of heroism which was cited by his fellow passengers on the Cebu-Pac flight to Davao. Airline industry sources say the spate of aviation mishaps can be traced to a shortage of skilled, …
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Posted on June 18, 2013 by admin
PCG seizes 30 sacks of banned helmet shells
Philippine Star
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) intercepted and seized at least 30 sacks of banned fully grown helmet shells aboard a ferry that arrived at the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) wharf Tuesday morning, according to officials.
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DOTC orders investigation of ferry sinking off Masbate
Inquirer.net
“Now that the Office of Civil Defense, the Coast Guard, and the Philippine Navy have already exhausted their search and rescue efforts and begun retrieval operations, our immediate objective is to determine what circumstances led to this unfortunate …
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