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    Coast Guard hopes to inspire kids during vessel tour
    Ong, Ghio (Philippine Star Printing Co., Inc., 2023-10-14)
    The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) hopes more young people would be inspired by its work of protecting Philippine sovereignty, particularly during patrols in areas of the West Philippine Sea that usually sees hostile action, particularly with China. The agency gave a tour of the 97-meter patrol vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua on Oct. 14 to around 50 children, mostly from Tondo in Manila and from Batangas who are supported by international humanitarian group World Vision.
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    Sunken dredger towed to Bataan-Coast Guard
    Macairan, Evelyn (Philippine Star Printing Co., Inc., 2023-05-03)
    Three days after it sank in the waters of Corregidor Island, the dredger vessel MV Hong Hai 189 was towed to Mariveles, Bataan, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said yesterday. In a statement, the PCG said it monitored the motor tugboat MTUG Tirad Pass safely tow the Sierra Leone-flagged MV Hong Hai 189 to Barangay Sisiman in Mariveles, Bataan, some 400 yards from Sisiman Lighthouse.
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    Oil sheen seen from sunken yacht off Tubbataha
    Macairan, Evelyn; Ong, Ghio (Philippine Star Printing Co., Inc., 2023-05-02)
    An oil sheen was reportedly seen coming from the dive yacht M/Y Dream Keeper that sank some four nautical miles from the Tubbataha Reefs Marine Park. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesman Rear Admiral Armand Balilo yesterday reported that “an oil sheen was seen from the site where the Dream Keeper sank. There is only a small oil sheen but just the same, our oil spill response team is already there and we would be able to contain it right away.”
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    More Pinoys now fishing in Bajo de Masinloc
    Sadongdong, Martin A. (Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, 2022-03-25)
    There is an increasing number of Filipino fishermen who are casting their nets in Bajo de Masinloc, Zambales to earn a living despite the steady presence of China Coast Guard (CCG), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Friday, March 25. “The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has confirmed the increasing presence of Filipino fishermen in Bajo de Masinloc, Zambales,” said Admiral Artemio Abu, PCG commandant, in a statement. Bajo de Masinloc, also known as Scarborough Shoal and Panatag Shoal, is located 124 nautical miles west of Zambales, and is within the country’s 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
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    Go after other illegal Chinese dredgers, gov't urged
    Corrales, Nestor; Santos, Tina G.; Subingsubing, Krixia (Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc., 2021-01-31)
    The government should look for and investigate other Chinese dredging vessels operating illegally in Philippine waters following the seizure of the 2,340-ton MV Zhonhai 68 off Bataan and Bulacan provinces by authorities last week for “illegal and unauthorized presence” in the country. Bayan Muna chair Neri Colmenares said he took photos of the dredger, which was with another Chinese vessel, while filming a documentary in Zambales province in February 2019.
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    P.6 M sought for Albay coral reef damage
    Dematera, Cet (Philippine Star Printing Co., Inc., 2018-08-15)
    The city government here has asked the owner of a cargo vessel that ran aground and destroyed around 200 square meters of coral reef in Albay Gulf to pay P665,000 in damages. Mayor Noel Rosal said the captain of MV Jerly Lily gave assurance yesterday that they would pay the amount. Rosal said the cargo vessel was loaded with copra when it ran aground in Pasig Reef off Barangay Arimbay.