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A cargo ship is pictured as it approaches Kidderpore Docks in Kolkata, India, June 30, 2016. File Photo: REUTERS

Four crew dead, 9 missing after cargo ship runs aground in Philippines

Rosales said the cargo vessel was taking shelter from rough seas off another province when its anchor reportedly broke causing it to drift until it ran aground

A woman, wearing a face mask following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, sorts luggage at Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, China October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Lam Yik/File Photo

Hong Kong bans flights from India, Pakistan and the Philippines for 2 weeks

Chinese vessels, believed to be manned by Chinese maritime militia personnel, are seen at Whitsun Reef, South China Sea on March 27, 2021. Picture taken March 27, 2021. Philippine Coast Guard/National Task Force-West Philippine Sea/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

Philippines files new diplomatic protests over Chinese boats in disputed waters

Major General Edgard Arevalo, Lieutenant General Cirilito Sobejana, Department of National Defense Undersecretary Cesar B. Yano, US Charge d'Affaires John Law and Colonel Aaron Brunk pose for a photo while observing social distancing as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and United States Military open the 36th Balikatan Exercise (BK36-21) with strict health protocols amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 12, 2021. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)/Handout via Reuters

South Asia & China

Philippines, US launch military drills amid South China Sea tensions

Philippine Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana answer questions during a Reuters interview at the military headquarters of Camp Aquinaldo in Quezon city, metro Manila, Philippines Photo: Reuters

Philippines, U.S. defence chiefs hope to resume joint military drill

Representational image. Photo: Collected

Earthquake of magnitude 6 strikes Celebes Sea, near Philippines - EMSC

Antony Blinken. Picture: Reuters

US, Philippine top diplomats express concerns over Chinese militia boats

Coronavirus chronicle

Philippines suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 60

President Rodrigo Duterte talks to Vice-President Leni Robredo during the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) graduation ceremony in Camp Castaneda, Silang town in Cavite city, south of Manila, Philippines March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco/File Photo

Coronavirus chronicle

Philippines' Duterte cancels address due to Covid-19 among staff

FILE PHOTO: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping, before the meeting at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China on April 25, 2019. Kenzaburo Fukuhara/Pool via REUTERS

South Asia & China

Philippines' Duterte calls for peaceful resolution of China boats impasse

FILE PHOTO: Some of the about 220 Chinese vessels reported by the Philippine Coast Guard, and believed to be manned by Chinese maritime militia personnel, are pictured at Whitsun Reef, South China Sea, March 7, 2021. Philippine Coast Guard/National Task Force-West Philippine Sea/Handout via REUTERS.

South Asia & China

Philippines turns up heat on China over boats massing in South China Sea

Chinese vessels, believed to be manned by Chinese maritime militia personnel, are seen at Whitsun Reef, South China Sea on March 27, 2021. Picture taken March 27, 2021. Philippine Coast Guard/National Task Force-West Philippine Sea/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

South Asia & China

Philippines says Chinese 'militia' swarm has spread in disputed waters

People wearing face masks and face shields as protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) raise palm fronds after a Palm Sunday mass outside the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, in Paranaque, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 28, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David

Philippines Catholics brave Covid-19 threat to celebrate Palm Sunday