Two Chinese diplomats were killed in a gun attack at a local restaurant in the central Philippine city of Cebu on October 21 while the Chinese Consul General in Cebu was wounded.
The Philippine Government strongly protests China’s construction and operation of two lighthouses on artificial islands in the East Sea, the country’s Department of Foreign Affairs said on October 19.
At least seven people were killed and two others went missing after a passenger motorboat capsized in the central Philippines on October 18, announced the country’s coast guard on October 19.
Typhoon Koppu made landfall in the northeastern Philippines on October 18 with very strong winds, leaving two dead and four injured while forcing 16,000 people to evacuate from their homes.
A passenger bus was hijacked by a gunman on October 8 in the Philippines’ capital city of Manila. The suspect was shot dead by police, local media said.
The recently adopted Cebu Action Plan featuring a roadmap towards a more sustainable financial future for Asia-Pacific, will be submitted to APEC leaders at their meeting in Manila this November.
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