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MARITIME MEMORIAL Members of the Philippine Coast Guard, together with families and other relatives of seafarers and fisherfolk who perished at sea, make an offering of flowers and prayers during a ceremony at Manila Bay on Sunday marking National Seafarers’ Day and National Maritime Week. —RICHARD A. REYES
Chinese ships continue to swarm Escoda (Sabina) Shoal ahead of the arrival of a replacement ship for the Philippine Coast Guard’s BRP Teresa Magbanua. The spokesperson for the National Maritime Council says the Philippines will stop publicly disclosing ship details and movements that would be useful to China, which has deployed more than 80 vessels at the shoal west of Palawan.







