MANILA, April 30, 2024 (AFP) – The Philippines said the China Coast Guard fired water cannon Tuesday at two of its vessels, causing damage to one of them, during a patrol near a reef off the Southeast Asian country. The incident happened near the China-controlled Scarborough Shoal, which has become a potential flashpoint in the disputed South China Sea, during a mission to resupply Filipino fishermen. “This damage serves as evidence of the forceful water […]
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PBBM on recent Ayungin Shoal incident: ‘Filipinos do not yield’
(Eagle News)–“Filipinos do not yield.” President Bongbong Marcos issued the statement after another Philippine vessel on a resupply mission in Ayungin Shoal figured in an incident with the Chinese Coast Guard, leaving at least three Philippine Navy personnel injured and the Philippine vessel damaged. The Philippine government said two vessels of the China Coast Guard water-cannoned the Unaizah May 4 (UM4) which carried the Navy personnel over the weekend. The UM4 was also carrying supplies […]
Moroccan police disperse protesting teachers with water cannons
RABAT, Morocco (AFP) – Baton-wielding riot police used water cannons to disperse teachers protesting in the Moroccan capital on Saturday night to demand better conditions. Several thousand young teachers calling for permanent work contracts had marched peacefully through the streets of central Rabat chanting slogans such as “freedom, dignity, social justice”. As night fell, demonstrators held aloft candles and used their mobile phones as torches, before setting up a makeshift camp in front of parliament. […]





