Ships reminded on safety precautions during bad weather
As typhoon Tisoy (international name: Kammuri) batters portions of the Philippines, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has reiterated shipowners and operators must exercise precautionary…
Interagency body deliberates on PH compliance strategy ahead of 2021 IMO audit
Several maritime and port agencies have convened to prepare for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Member State Audit Scheme (IMSAS) in 2021, with the…
BOC, PCG to conduct joint anti-smuggling operations
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on the guidelines for conducting anti-smuggling…
PCG launches first Vessel Traffic Management System in Cebu
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has inaugurated the Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) first Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) in Cebu that is expected to…
Coast Guard hands over to BOC rice confiscated at Zamboanga port
More than 60,000 sacks of smuggled rice seized in Zamboanga Sibugay have been officially turned over by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) District South…
President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Elson Hermogino as the new commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). Hermogino’s appointment paper was signed on January…
PH stakeholders support house bills on maritime safety conventions
Various stakeholders voiced their support for two bills that seek to implement protocols on maritime safety, security and pollution prevention during initial deliberations on…
PH Coast Guard takes over nationwide seaports security
Philippine Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade ordered the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to take over control and supervision of security operations in all seaports nationwide…
Proper security protocols in place at key PH transport facilities
Transportation hubs in the Philippines are safe, according to security services of key public transportation agencies. The assurance was made in light of the…
PH shipping lines start using safe transit corridor
Philippine domestic shipping lines welcomed the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) implementation of a recommended transit corridor (RTC) in Moro Gulf and Basilan Strait. The…
Moro Gulf, Basilan Strait transit corridor created to combat piracy
The Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) has issued a memorandum circular on the establishment of a transit corridor in Moro Gulf and Basilan Strait…
PH ports, airports under heightened alert amid Marawi clashes
Security measures have been stepped up at Philippine ports and airports following clashes between Islamist militants and government troops in Marawi City, Lanao del…
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is implementing a “no sail zone” policy in several Manila areas during the 30th Association of Southeast Asian Nations…
PH Coast Guard patrols in southern PH to intensify amid slew of pirate attacks
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has directed the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to increase its presence and conduct more patrols in the waters off…
PH shipping group petitions for stronger gov’t action vs sea pirates
Domestic shipping lines are requesting the Philippine government to increase maritime patrols in the Moro Gulf and in the waters between Zamboanga Peninsula and…
