A North Koren-flagged cargo vessel was listing to its port side and in danger of sinking after it was buffeted by giant waves in the waters of Aparri, Cagayan, Thursday night, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Friday.
The Arroyo administration will initially be operating on a reenacted budget this year as the P1.54-trillion General Appropriations Act, which Congress rushed to pass two weeks ago, has remained unsigned by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Alarmed by the rash of election-related violence this early, Philippine National Police Director General Jesus Verzosa on Friday ordered the immediate resolution of the attacks on candidates and their followers that have left five persons dead and eight others wounded.