PCG station commander shot dead by unidentified gunmanGlennick Ytang (in picture), the station commander of Coast Guard Station (CGS) Zamboanga Sibugay, was gunned down, Jan. 15, 2026. MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine Coast Guard station commander was shot and killed while inside his vehicle in Ipil town, Zamboanga Sibugay, on Thursday night, January 16. Lieutenant Junior Grade Glennick Ytang, 32, commander of the Philippine Coast Guard Ipil Substation under Coast Guard District Southwestern Mindanao, was attacked by an unidentified gunman in Barangay Veterans Village, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said in a statement Friday, January 17. Ytang, who commanded Coast Guard Station Zamboanga Sibugay, was a member of Coast Guard Officers' Course Class 26-2020 “Hiraya Masiklab.”The PCG said it is coordinating closely with the Philippine National Police in the investigation. “The investigation of the PCG is still ongoing,” PCG spokesperson Noemi Cayabyab said.

Source: Philippine Star January 16, 2026 13:30 UTC