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(Eagle News) — The Maritime Industry Authority has begun its probe into the March 29 fire on MV Lady Mary Joy 3 that left 29 people dead. In a statement, MARINA said this was pursuant to a directive from MARINA Administrator Hernani Fabia contained in Special Order No. 364-23. MARINA said it has directed its personnel to conduct surveys on all vessels operated by Aleson Shipping Lines. It said it has also ordered Aleson Shipping […]
(Eagle News) — More than 20 Vietnamese and Chinese vessels were spotted around Sabina and Ayungin Shoals and Pag-asa Island from March 16 to 21, the Philippine Coast Guard said. According to the PCG, included among the vessels spotted by the BRP Malapascua (MRRV-4403) when it was conducting its maritime patrol in the West Philippine Sea were several China Coast Guard Vessels (CCGVs) and a People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLAN) Type 056A Jiangdao II Class Missile […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — At least 12 people died and 230 were rescued after a fire engulfed a ferry in the southern Philippines, authorities said Thursday. The Lady Mary Joy 3 was travelling from Zamboanga City on Mindanao Island to Jolo Island in Sulu province when the fire broke out late Wednesday, prompting passengers to jump overboard, disaster officer Nixon Alonzo said. Rescuers, including the Philippine Coast Guard and fishermen, saved 195 passengers and 35 […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Embassy in Israel said Filipinos should avoid going to the following crowded areas until April 30: West Bank Jerusalem Temple Mount Damascus Gate Herod’s Gate Al Wad Road Musrara Road areas around East Jerusalem areas near the border of Gaza and Lebanon The embassy said this was due to security concerns. It urged Filipinos to remain vigilant and be mindful of their surroundings. It also warned them against taking pictures or […]
Washington, United States | AFP | Saturday 4/1/2023 A “catastrophic” tornado tore through the southern US state of Arkansas on Friday, and authorities said it caused “widespread damage” and left 24 people hospitalized. One witness, Lara Farrar, told AFP that damage in West Little Rock was “shocking” with roofs torn off buildings. No immediate fatalities were reported. Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders wrote that she had activated the National Guard to assist emergency services working […]
Berlin, Germany (AFP) by Hui Min NEO Britain’s King Charles III will commemorate German victims of World War II Allied air raids on Friday, a gesture carrying great significance for both countries. On the third and final day of his first state visit since ascending the throne, the monarch, accompanied by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, will visit the St Nikolai memorial in Hamburg, where he will lay a wreath. The move in the ruins of […]
by Nivrita GANGULY Agence France-Presse MUMBAI, India (AFP) — India is snapping up discounted crude from Russia, refining it and selling it, becoming a key supplier to Europe as it reshapes global fuel flows more than a year into Moscow’s war in Ukraine. New Delhi has resisted Western pressure to freeze out Moscow, opting instead to strengthen trade ties with its long-standing ally — with the added benefits of tempering inflation while saving money. – […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — The death toll after a floor collapsed at a Hindu temple in India had risen to 35 on Friday, with rescue operations underway to find one person still missing, a local official told AFP. Dozens of worshippers celebrating a major religious holiday plunged into the stepwell –- a stair-lined communal water source — on Thursday after the floor covering it collapsed in the central city of Indore. “Thirty-five people are […]
