12 foreign tugboat crew rescued off Maguindanao waters

Twelve crew members of two Malaysia-registered tugboats were rescued off the waters of Maguindanao by elements of the 1st Marine Battalion Landing Team Tuesday evening. Philippine authorities said five Malaysian nationals, six Indonesians, and one Myanmar national  were seen floating three miles away from the command post of the Philippine Marines in Barangay Pura, Datu Blah Sinsuat town.  READ MORE