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2 Filipino seafarers kidnapped off Togo, DFA says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 09:30 PM

MANILA — Two Filipino sailors were kidnapped in the waters off West Africa, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed Monday, bringing the total number of abducted Filipino seafarers in the region to 11. Read more »

2 Filipino seafarers, 2 others kidnapped by suspected pirates off Togo: navy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 04 10:58 PM

Four sailors, including 2 Filipinos, were kidnapped and a guard was shot and wounded when suspected pirates stormed an oil tanker off the coast of Togo on Monday, the country's navy said. Read more »

Palace shrugs off alleged Chinese harassment of foreign-flagged vessel in PH waters

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 10:09 PM

Malacañang expressed no interest in meddling in a reported encounter between a foreign flagged vessel and a Chinese warship in Philippine waters.  Read more »

China eyes sea code after building Scarborough military base: ex-justice Carpio

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 03:36 PM

Carpio said the base would allow Beijing to “plug the loophole” in its “strategic plan to control the South China Sea for economic and military purposes.”   Read more »

PH security adviser: Joint oil exploration deal with China a 'fair' agreement

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 12:11 AM

Manila's national security adviser is standing by the fairness of the Philippines' proposed exploration deal with China. Read more »

Palace: Removing ‘Abominable’ from local cinemas up to MTRCB

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 04:32 PM

Removing animated film “Abominable” from Philippine cinemas over a scene featuring China’s 9-dash line in the South China Sea, will be up to the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB), Malacañang said Tuesday. Read more »

Why the topic of drowning prevention needs to be brought to the surface

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 10 12:32 PM

In a country surrounded by expansive bodies of water, the Philippines must be aware of measures to mitigate cases of drowning. Read more »

Doomed Kiribati ferry crew drunk, victims died horribly: official report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 08 04:12 PM

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Crew members of an overloaded Kiribati ferry which sank in the Pacific claiming 95 lives were drunk, leaving passengers to die slow deaths from starvation and hypothermia, a damning report has found.  Read more »

MARINA pushes for modernization of domestic shipping sector

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 12:02 AM

The Philippines' Maritime Industry Authority pushes for the modernization of the domestic shipping sector in an effort to improve public services.  Read more »

Palace assures Carpio: Duterte will never abandon PH arbitral win vs China

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 06:37 PM

Malacañang assured Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio Friday that President Rodrigo Duterte would never abandon the Philippines legal victory in the South China Sea after the magistrate said the chief executive has “no authority” to set it aside. Read more »

Palace: Arbitral win 'can't be set aside' in oil exploration with China

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 13 11:00 AM

A legal victory invalidating China's claims to the West Philippine Sea "can't be set aside" as Beijing and Manila hammer out a deal for exploring oil and gas reserves believed to be sitting deep beneath the waterway, Malacañang said Friday. Read more »

China, Malaysia to set up S.China Sea dialogue mechanism

Reuters
Posted at Sep 13 06:50 AM

China and Malaysia have agreed to set up a joint dialogue mechanism for the disputed South China Sea, the Chinese government's top diplomat said on Thursday after meeting Malaysia's foreign minister. Read more »

Britain looks to restore ship-building industry with new frigates

Reuters
Posted at Sep 12 08:09 AM

Britain will announce the preferred bidder for the design of the new Type 31 frigate on Thursday, the government said, as it looks to rebuild its once-mighty shipbuilding industry. Read more »

California boat fire victims likely died of smoke inhalation

Dan Whitcomb, Reuters, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 11:23 AM

LOS ANGELES - The 34 people killed when a dive boat caught fire and sank off the California coast likely died from smoke inhalation and may have been dead before flames consumed their bunk area, the local sheriff said on Friday. Read more »

Locsin: PH has protested Chinese incursions in West PH Sea 60 times under Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 02:57 PM

The Philippines has protested China's incursions into the West Philippines about 60 times since President Duterte assumed office in 2016, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Wednesday.  Read more »

Locsin: West PH Sea gas exploration has to be with China 'unless other people step up'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 01:28 PM

The Philippines has to explore with China gas and oil reserves believed to be sitting deep beneath West Philippine Sea "unless other people step up", Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. said Wednesday.  Read more »

Japan to set up police unit to help defend disputed islets - NHK

Reuters
Posted at Sep 02 02:42 PM

Japan is bolstering its defense of a group of East China Sea islets disputed with China and other far-flung isles, with the establishment of a special police unit armed with automatic weapons, the public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday.  Read more »

PH, China turn to 'peaceful' maritime talks anew after deadlock

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 03:01 PM

The Philippines and China have agreed to resume "peaceful" dialogue on disputes in the South China Sea as both nations insisted on their respective maritime claims.   Read more »

Xi urges Duterte to help build China-PH ties despite sea tensions

Catherine Wong, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 30 08:47 AM

The meeting was their eighth in the 3 years since Duterte took office, but came as the Philippine leader's Beijing-friendly policies faced growing criticism at home " prompting him to promise he would discuss the matter with Xi. Read more »

PH to join 1st ever US-Southeast Asia maritime drill

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 06:31 PM

MANILA - The Philippine Navy announced Thursday they will participate in the first-ever joint maritime exercises held by the United States and Southeast Asian states.   Read more »