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The Philippine Coast Guard accused a Chinese vessel of ramming a boat operated by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources during a mission to distribute fuel to fishermen near Palawan province on Friday. The collision, according to the Philippine account, damaged the boat’s railings and deck structures, but no crew members were injured.
Voters in the semi-autonomous Bangsamoro region in the southern Philippines began choosing the area’s first parliament after a shooting outside a polling station killed 3 people and wounded 15 others. Authorities deployed more than 20,000 security personnel to protect the vote, in which candidates are competing for 80 seats.
Three people were killed and 15 others injured in a shooting in Cotabato City ahead of the first regular parliamentary election in the predominantly Muslim Bangsamoro region of the southern Philippines. The Commission on Elections placed the city under its direct supervision as voters began choosing members of the 80-seat regional parliament.
