Masbate

DA: Enough Pork Supply in Bicol During Christmas

THE PHILIPPINES - The Department of Agriculture (DA) has assured consumers in Bicol of a stable supply of pork during the Christmas season as it has secured adequate supply commitment from suppliers in Masbate and the...

Philippines: An urgent call to the NDF and the GRP regarding the recent killings of farmer

An urgent call to the National Democratic Front (NDF) and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) regarding the recent killings of farmers! We, the undersigned, condemn in the strongest possible terms the recent...

In the Philippines 2008

Nov 10, 2008

Some of the brothers are back in the Philippines during the months of October and November. Several programs have been arranged for the visit. One of the brothers gives an account of a weekend meeting at All Saints. Regular...

Masbate Coast Guard chief relieved

LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines--A Masbate Coast Guard station commander was relieved to make way for a fair investigation on the cause of the MB Don Dexter sea tragedy that killed at least 42 people, a Coast Guard official said Sunday.

Boat capsizes in Philippine storm; 8 killed

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - At least eight people drowned and four others were reported missing Thursday after a motorized outrigger capsized during a storm in the second ferry accident in central Philippine waters this week,...

Freak storm hits ferry, 42 die

Captain arrested on suspicion that vessel was overloaded Philippine National Red Cross Masbate via AP A ferry, its belly protruding from the sea, lies off an island in Dimasalang, Philippines, on Wednesday after overturning in...

Philippines ferry captain held

The hull of the vessel was visible to children on the Masbate shore Authorities in the Philippines have detained the captain of a ferry that overturned on Tuesday. Forty-two people were killed in the accident and nine others...