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PHL to release two underaged Chinese poachers

MANILA, May 12 (PNA) -– The Philippine government on Monday said it will release from its custody two of the 11 Chinese poachers who were found to be minors. A Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) statement said the two were among the crew of Chinese fishermen arrested last week in Hasa-Hasa Shoal — the Philippines’ name for the rocky outcrop within its territorial waters also known by its international name, “Half Moon Shoal”. Under Philippine […]