The death toll also includes six crew members of a military helicopter that crashed yesterday on Mindanao island after it was deployed to assist in relief efforts.
Two Chinese nationals posing as Taiwanese tourists were arrested in Palawan for allegedly photographing Philippine Coast Guard ships and using drones to monitor the area. Authorities have launched a nationwide search for their accomplices.
Indeed, Second Thomas Shoal has emerged as a potent flashpoint in the South China Sea, a submerged reef situated 194km west of the Philippine island of Palawan. This reef is where the Philippine Navy's old landing ship BRP Sierra Madre was grounded in 1999 to reinforce Manila's territorial c
Manila [Philippines], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Rescuers from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) are searching for eight missing crew members of a fishing vessel that sank off Palawan province after colliding with a cargo vessel on Saturday afternoon, a PCG spokesperson said on Sunday.
Beijing [China], March 17 (ANI): Phillippines summoned China's ambassador to protest the "illegal intrusion and lingering presence" of a Chinese naval vessel into the Philippines territorial waters six weeks ago, media reports reported citing the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs.