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3 Filipinos die in sinking

Manila, Philippines – Three Filipinos and two Chinese seamen died when their Malaysian cargo ship sank off Jeju island in South Korea last Thursday. The identities of the fatalities were unknown as of press time. They were unconscious after being plucked from the water but later died in a hospital. var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true,"data_track_addressbar":true,"data_track_textcopy":true,"ui_atversion":"300"}; var... 

US commander reaffirms defense treaty

Manila, Philippines – A senior US commander in the Pacific reaffirmed the United States’ mutual defense treaty with the Philippines on Sunday amid increased tensions between the archipelago and China. In the strongest comments yet from an American official on the South China Sea dispute, Commander of the US Marines in the Pacific Lieutenant-General Duane Thiessen said the...