The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
Ayungin Shoal: Know your Philippine features at the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) Ayungin Shoal is located nearest to Mischief Reef. It is a typical reef lying underwater and is now being manned by a military contingent based and established in the area. Their shelter shelter is the grounded BRP Sierra Madre, A Philippine naval vessel, … Read more
Patag Island: Know your Philippine features at the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) Patag literally means “flat”. Patag Island has an area of 5,700 square meters and is about 6 (11.11 kilometers) nautical miles north of Lawak Island. It is an example of a cay. It changes shape seasonally. The sand build-up will depend largely on … Read more
Parola Island: Know your Philippine features at the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) Parola literally means lighthouse. Parola Island, which is also known as Northeast Cay, is the third largest Philippine-occupied island at the Kalayaan Island Group. Parola Island is about 12.7 hectares. It is 1.75 miles (2.87 kilometers) north of Vietnamese-occupied Southwest Cay, and they … Read more
President Duterte has appointed Coast Guard Vice Admiral Leopoldo V. Laroya as the 28th Commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard following the mandatory retirement of Coast Guard Admiral George V. Ursabia effective 8 September 2021. He was previously the Deputy Commandant for Operations. Vice Admiral Leopoldo Laroya was born in Quezon City. He began his … Read more
The Philippine Coast Guard has welcomed AUXILIARY ENSIGN JULIA BARRETTO in the PCG Auxiliary K9 Squadron today, 01 September 2021. PCG Commandant, CG Admiral George V Ursabia Jr. led the donning and oath-taking ceremonies of Auxiliary Ensign Barretto, together with Auxiliary Ando Cruise Catipay, Auxiliary Jalil Laidan, and Auxiliary Harold Jocel Talan, held at the … Read more