Eight missing as boat sinks in Philippines
February 1st, 2010 - 11:41 am ICT by IANSManila, Feb 1 (IANS) Two fishermen were rescued and eight others were missing Sunday when their boat sank off the coast of Bataan province in the Philippines, the Coast Guard said Monday.
Coast Guard spokesman Commander Armand Balilo said a search is on to locate the missing fishermen, Xinhua reported.
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