Tag: philippines

  • Robbers Board Cargo Vessel at South Harbour Manila, Philippines

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    March 26: An unspecified number of robbers boarded an anchored Liberia-flagged container ship at Quarantine Anchorage area, South Harbour Manila, and escaped with some of the ship’s items. The theft […]

  • Philippines Coast Guard Deploys New Fast Patrol Boat to Southwestern Mindanao

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    March 30: The Philippine Coast Guard has deployed one of the 4 newly acquired French Fast Patrol boats to southwestern Mindanao. Customs Commissioner Ret. Gen. Leonardo Rey Guerrero said BRP […]

  • Philippine Coast Guard Recruiting Fishermen to Help Disrupt Narcotics Smuggling

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    March 30: With drug smugglers dropping off their illegal cargo at sea, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is now recruiting fishermen to become force multipliers. The PCG is particularly recruiting […]

  • Methamphetamine Worth $34.1m USD Seized in Manila Harbor

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    March 22: A notorious Southeast Asian drug syndicate was tagged to be behind the almost 300 kilos of suspected methamphetamine or ‘shabu’ worth P1.8 billion seized at the Manila North […]

  • Shipment of Bomb-Making Components Intercepted in Sulu Sea

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    March 15: Philippine Marine troops have intercepted a shipment of bomb-making components at the Sulu Sea, military officials said Friday. Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) spokesperson, Col. Gerry Besana, said the […]

  • Protest in Manila Over Chinese Blocking of Fishing Boats

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    China’s coast guard has continued to seize the catches of Filipino fishermen at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea despite a protest by the Philippines following an earlier […]

  • AFP hunts hostages

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    Threat to behead hostages taken seriously. Philippine Military: Doing ‘Best’ to Free Abu Sayyaf Hostages The Philippine military vowed Thursday to rescue all hostages in Abu Sayyaf militant custody, while […]

  • PH in piracy push

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    Philippines wants clampdown. Finish them off! Duterte urges Asian neighbors to step up anti-piracy fight By Prince Golez President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday urged the governments of Brunei, Indonesia, and […]

  • ASG hostages well

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    Ransom demand has been made. Fishermen abducted by Abu Sayyaf in good condition, says Sabah CPO By Natasha Joibi SANDAKAN: The three fishermen kidnapped by members of Abu Sayyaf near Kinabatangan […]

  • Russian anti-piracy moves

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    Recent crew kidnappings focus minds. Russia Offers to Create Under the Aegis of the UN a Structure to Fight Against Maritime Piracy During open debates on the piracy of the sea held […]

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