China ship's assault sparks fear in Occidental Mindoro fishing community

A fisherman is now afraid to venture farther out to sea, while another is being asked by his wife to quit being a fisherman after a Chinese fishing vessel rammed a Filipino fishing boat in the West Philippine Sea

Robredo slams PH boat sinking as Duterte stays silent

'We condemn in the strongest possible terms the irresponsible actions of the Chinese crew involved in the incident,' says Vice President Leni Robredo

Duterte silent on PH boat sinking 'because he is studying'

President Rodrigo Duterte doesn't want to take steps based on the wrong information, says Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi

Duterte sets emergency Cabinet meeting on PH boat sinking

(UPDATED) President Rodrigo Duterte is set to meet his Cabinet a week after a Chinese ship sank a Filipino boat in the West Philippine Sea

Retired fishermen on Chinese assault: 'Back then, we were free'

'Dati walang ganoon, malayang malaya ka,' says 59-year-old Freddy Montes, recounting his time fishing in Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea

IN PHOTOS: Aboard the Philippine boat sunk by a Chinese ship

Boat owner Felix dela Torre says they would have to spend hundreds of thousands of pesos to repair the boat so that it could sail again

Owner of sunken boat: I feel like we’re slaves of China

'Parang alipin po tayo ng China. Parang wala tayong karapatan sa sarili nating nasasakupan,' says Felix dela Torre, the owner of the fishing boat sunk and abandoned by a Chinese fishing boat in West Philippine Sea

BFAR to give Gem-Ver crew fiberglass boats

The BFAR Regional Director says the boats are to be delivered to the fishermen by the second week of July

LOOK: Philippine boat sinking after Chinese ship’s assault

The 22 fishermen of F/B Gem-Ver were barely hanging on when they were rescued in the West Philippine Sea

Boat sunk by Chinese ship in West PH Sea now back home

The boat and its crew have been the focal point of the latest tension between the Philippines and China

LOOK: Philippine fishing boat sunk by Chinese vessel in West PH Sea

Gem-Ver was supposed to be out at sea for 15 days. On the 12th day, June 9, a Chinese vessel rammed into it, then left it and its 22-man crew sinking.

Facebook privacy drive may crimp some political campaigns

Changes may be limiting 'microtargeting' on Facebook, a technique successfully used by Donald Trump's campaign in 2016 and several others

U.S. consumer agency confirms Facebook probe

The Federal Trade Commission confirms it has opened an inquiry over the harvesting of Facebook data on tens of millions users of the social network by the British consulting group Cambridge Analytica

5 fishermen abducted in Sulu

Brigadier General Cirilito Sobejana says pursuit operations are underway against the kidnappers

FB Messenger crashes for thousands of users

Downdetector.com reports that most of the outages come from the Philippines, Australia, and parts of Europe

2 kidnapped boat crewmen recovered in Sulu

The two are among the 4 men kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf in December 2016 in the Celebes Sea

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4 fishing boat crew kidnapped off Sulu – military

Members of the military s Joint Task Force Sulu and the Naval Task Group Sulu have been deployed to conduct search and rescue operations

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