US Ally Alarmed as China's Warships Stage Show of Force in Coastal Waters
The navy ships were observed as China's coast guard presence near the Philippines' main island reached the 30-day mark.
China Troubles US Ally in Coastal Waters for 30 Days
The Philippines said it managed to drive China's "Monster" coast guard vessel farther away from heavily populated Luzon ...
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THINKS PIRATES WERE AFTER HIM.; British Shipmaster's Experience with Malays in the Sunday Straits.
which arrived here to-day from Luzon Island, with a cargo of hemp and sugar, thinks that his vessel had a narrow escape from being boarded by pirates in the Sunday Straits, a stretch of water ...
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Signal No. 2 up over Batanes as Ofel weakens further
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 2 was raised over Batanes as Ofel weakened into severe tropical storm over the Luzon Strait on Friday morning, according to state weather bureau PAGASA.
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Ofel weakens ahead of expected landfall in Babuyan Islands
“It will continue to weaken throughout the forecast period due to frictional effects of land, as well as the increasingly unfavorable environment over the Luzon Strait and the sea east of Taiwan.