A ferry with 251 people on board capsized off the Philippines on Thursday with reports of an unspecified number of "casualties", the coastguard said.
The accident occurred off the town of Real about 70 kilometres (43 miles) east of Manila as the vessel sailed to the island of Polillo in rough weather, coastguard spokesman Armand Balilo told a news conference.Read more
Chinese coast guard ships have rescued two Filipino fishermen in bad weather at a disputed shoal and handed them back Friday to the Philippines in a show of how President Rodrigo Duterte has turned once-frosty relations with Beijing.
Philippine coast guard spokesman Armand Balilo said Chinese coast guard officials notified them of the rescue in the vicinity of Scarborough ShoalRead more