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Fire on ship kills 10 in southern Philippines

The Philippines, an archipelago of more than 7,600 islands, has a poor record for maritime safety, with vessels often overcrowded and many ageing ships in use.

Government maritime regulators must give primacy to ensuring the seaworthiness of ships and other vessels to prevent disasters such as the massive oil spill from the sunken MT Princess Empress off the coast of Oriental Mindoro, a senator said this week.

Four weeks after a Philippine tanker loaded with 800,000 litres (210,000 gallons) of thick oil sank off the central island of Mindoro, the vessel is still leaking

A fire on an inter-island passenger ferry in the southern Philippines has left at least 31 people dead, the coast guard said on Thursday. Among those dead is a six-month-old baby. Authorities are trying to identify the cause of the fire that started close to 11 pm on Wednesday off the island of Basilan. When the fire started, most of the passengers were asleep in air-conditioned cabins on the ferry's lower deck.

A month after motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress sank off Oriental Mindoro, authorities have collected over 100,000 liters of oil waste from the waters of oil spill-affected areas.

Philippine rescuers searched the smoldering ruins of a burnt-out ferry on Thursday for any survivors or more victims of a…

The victims include children and it's unclear how many passengers may be missing, officials say.

At least 28 people have died including a 6-month old baby after a fire broke out on an inter-island passenger ferry in the southern Philippine, the coast guard

Philippine rescuers searched the smoldering ruins of a burnt-out ferry on Thursday for any survivors or more victims of a…