News: Chinese vessel hits BFAR ship with laser six times

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Chinese vessel hits BFAR ship with laser six times

December 9, 2024

NEW RANK Pope Francis places the traditional red biretta on Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, who was among the 21 newly appointed cardinals during a consistory at the Vatican on Saturday. —REUTERS

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NEWS

Chinese vessel hits BFAR ship with laser six times

An unidentified Chinese vessel struck a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ship with a "high-intensity laser" in the West Philippine Sea last week. The incident happened past 8 p.m. on Dec. 2 in the vicinity of Hasa-Hasa (Half Moon) Shoal, a feature located just about 111 kilometers (60 nautical miles) off Palawan, while the BRP Datu Tamblot was en route to Pagasa (Thitu) Island, according to a government report.

By Frances Mangosing

OPINION

Exiting FATF's 'gray list'

It seems very likely that the Philippines may be headed to exiting the FATF's gray list in early 2025, but concerns about the bank secrecy law may lead the country back to the list if these are not addressed now.

By Editorial

REGIONS

Party list head shot dead

CALASIAO, PANGASINAN—The president of Abono Partylist, which represents agriculture and marginalized sectors in Congress, was shot and killed here while on his way home to Umingan town in eastern Pangasinan on Saturday night, in an incident that his local ally believed might be politically motivated.

By Yolanda Sotelo

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BUSINESS

3rd rate cut for ʼ24 in the cards

The moderate spike in November inflation boosted the case for a third rate cut this month, as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) might move to give the economy another shot in the arm after a weaker-than-expected performance in the third quarter, analysts said.

By Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral

INQUIRER PLUS-EXCLUSIVE

K-pop, carols, guillotines at SoKor impeachment protests

SEOUL—Tens of thousands of South Koreans poured onto the streets on Saturday, in the largest protest yet over President Yoon Suk-yeol's ill-fated effort to impose martial law on the country was thwarted.

By AFP

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