MANILA, March 30 — Ten people have died and 230 have been rescued after a passenger ferry caught fire yesterday evening in the seas off the southern Philippine province of...
MANILA, March 30 — Ten people have died and 230 have been rescued after a passenger ferry caught fire yesterday evening in the seas off the southern Philippine province of Basilan, a coast guard official said.
Photographs shared by the Coast Guard showed the MV Lady Mary Joy 3 ship being sprayed with water, while rescued passengers were brought to the shore.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Philippine ferry fire leaves 10 dead, 7 missingMANILA: A ferry carrying more than 200 people caught fire in southern Philippines late Wednesday night, killing at least 10 passengers, a local offici...
Read more »
Philippines eyes military pension fix to avert ‘fiscal collapse’MANILA (Bloomberg): Philippine Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno warned of a 'fiscal collapse” if the government does not overhaul its military pension system which he said is putting a strain on the national budget.
Read more »
MMEA nabs five people trying to sneak into country off coast of JohorKOTA TINGGI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has arrested five undocumented Indonesian immigrants for attempting to sneak into the country on Wednesday (March 29).
Read more »
Philippines' Duterte ready to 'face the music' as ICC forges ahead with probeMANILA (Reuters) - Former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday defended the bloody crackdown on drugs that defined his presidency and said he was ready to 'face the music', as the International Criminal Court investigates thousands of killings on his watch.
Read more »
Philippines’ Duterte ready to ‘face the music’ as ICC forges ahead with probeMANILA, March 29 — Former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte today defended the bloody crackdown on drugs that defined his presidency and said he was ready to “face the...
Read more »