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A CHINESE vessel reportedly fired a water cannon at a ship of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in the shallow lagoon in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal), a ranking Philippine Navy official said on Tuesday.
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Appointments (CA) approved yesterday the ad interim appointments and nominations of 32 generals, flag officers and senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
The cargo of industrial fuel oil on a tanker that sank in stormy weather in Manila Bay has started to leak in small amounts, the Philippine coast guard said Saturday.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States, Australia, Canada and the Philippines held air and naval maneuvers Wednesday in what they said was a show of force to promote the rule of law in the disputed South China Sea, where China has increasingly asserted its territorial claims. In an apparent response, China said it conducted air and sea combat patrols on the same day.
A VIETNAMESE coast guard ship arrived in Manila on Monday for a four-day goodwill visit and joint exercises as the two countries attempt to put aside their own territorial disputes in the face of rising tensions with China over control of key features in the South China Sea.
A VESSEL of the Vietnam Coast Guard is due to arrive today in Manila for a four-day visit which will be capped by an at-sea exercise in Manila Bay, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said yesterday.
MANILA: The cargo of industrial fuel oil on a tanker that sank in stormy weather in Manila Bay has started to leak in small amounts, the Philippine coast guard said Saturday. Authorities were scrambling to start a delicate undersea operation to siphon off the highly toxic shipment from the sunken vessel, which has remained intact, to avert a major environmental crisis.
(UPDATES) A PHILIPPINE-FLAGGED tanker carrying 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil capsized and sank off Manila on Thursday, authorities said, as they raced to contain a spill that stretched out for more than three kilometers.