Philippine official seeks strong protest over boat sinking

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine defense chief will recommend Manila file a strongly worded diplomatic protest after a fishing boat was hit in the disputed South China Sea by a suspected Chinese vessel that abandoned the 22 Filipino fishermen as their boat sank.
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana strongly condemned the sinking of the F/B Gimver 1 on Sunday due to the collision at Reed Bank off western Palawan province and the abandonment of its Filipino crew. A Vietnamese boat res