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The Cavite provincial government in the Philippines declares a "state of calamity" after an oil spill from the sunk MT "Terra Nova" ship reaches the shores of eight municipalities, requiring implementation of a no-catch zone and relief aid to be given to around 25,000 fishermen.
2024-07-31

The "Mirola 1" oil tanker is discovered to have ran aground near the coast of Bataan, becoming the third vessel to cause an oil spill in Manila Bay in the past week.
2024-07-31

The Philippine Coast Guard finds and seals diesel fuel cargo leaks from MTKR "Jason Bradley", the second vessel to sink in Manila Bay in one week, following MT "Terra Nova"{{'}}s sinking.
2024-07-28

A Philippine Air Force SF.260 training flight from Sangley Point Airport in Cavite City, Philippines, crashes into a paddy field in Pilar, Bataan, killing two people on board.
2023-01-25

Greece seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker "Pegas-Lana" off the island of Euboea as part of European Union economic sanctions on Russia. The ship had 19 crew members on board, according to the Ministry of Shipping.
2022-04-19

The Philippines reports its first three locally transmitted cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
2021-12-31

The government signs an agreement with Pfizer to purchase 40 million doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine, the Philippines' largest supply agreement for a COVID-19 vaccine.
2021-05-17

Miners in the Philippines criticize the government after a crackdown on mining closed more nickel and copper mines. [http:--www.gulf-times.com-story-509602-Philippine-miners-slam-demolition-campaign ("Gulf Times")], [http:--jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com-se-asia-philippines-suspend-mines-environmental-crackdown- ("Jakarta Globe")]date=August 2019
2016-08-25

An unknown gunman shoots dead Nerlita Ledesma, a journalist from the Philippine tabloid "Abante" in the province of Bataan; her death is the 172nd murder of a journalist since the return of democracy in 1986 and the 31st during the presidency of Benigno Aquino III.
2015-01-8

An unidentified man throws a grenade to spectators of a festival in Paquibato district near Davao City, Philippines, wounding 41 people.
2012-09-1