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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is now collaborating with the Department of  Science and Technology (DOST) in the conduct of investigation into the oil spill that hit the waters of Oriental Mindoro and nearby areas after the sinking of an oil tanker on Feb. 28.

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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) racked up at least 1,000 sacks of non-biodegradable waste materials as it spearheaded a coastal clean-up drive at the Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach in Manila on Saturday, Sept. 17. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) collects non-biodegradable waste materials during

The BRP Teresa Magbanua. (Photo courtesy of PCG) MANILA - The newest vessel in the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) fleet, the BRP Teresa Magbanua, will be used to patrol the West Philippine Sea (WPS) once it returns from the Regional Marine Pollution Exercise (Marpolex) 2022 in Indonesia. In a Laging Handa briefing on Wednesday, PCG Rear Admiral Bobby Patrimonio, commander of the PCG Marine Environmental Protection Command, said the vessel will be used in "sovereign patrol" and will boost...

One of the newly installed buoys on the West Philippine Sea. (Photo courtesy of PCG) MANILA - The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Wednesday completed the installation of five buoys on four different islands in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to mark the country's territorial waters and to guide mariners passing through the areas. In a Laging Handa briefing, PCG Rear Admiral Bobby Patrimonio, commander of the PCG Marine Environmental Protection Command, said one buoy was installed on Likas Isla...

Published July 9, 2021 9:48am There is no oil spill monitored following the collision of a cargo and a foreign utility vessel off the waters of South Harbor Anchorage area in Manila, the spokesman of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Friday. "Wala naman tayong namomonitor pa na oil spill doon sa area," PCG spokesperson Commodore Armand Balilo said in an interview on GMA News Unang Balita. (We have not monitored any oil spill in the area.) "Kung mapapansin po ninyo ang laman nito ay 3,...

Published July 8, 2021, 11:11 AM The Philippine Coast Guard is now racing against time to contain the possible leak of some 3,000 liters of oil off the Manila South Harbor as a result of the collision between a cargo ship and a foreign utility vessel on Thursday, July 8. The recent inspection disclosed that oil sheens have already been detected in the area. A cargo vessel MV Palawan Pearl and foreign utility vessel BKM 104 collided in South Harbor Anchorage area on Thursday, July 8, 2021. (Phot...