| Contingents from various schools and barangays in General Santos City try to outsmart each other Wednesday, during the street-dance competition to highlight the final day of Kalilangan Festival, timed for the city's 69th Foundation Anniversary. The performers depicted the arrival on February 27, 1939 of 64 Christian settlers from Luzon and 17 employees of National Land Settlement Administration led by General Paulino Santos, the city's founder, at the shores of Sarangani Bay. (Contributed photo) |
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REPUBLIC OF PALAU -- A large fishing vessel based in General Santos City, Philippines was intercepted by Palau's Marine Law Enforcement patrol vessel PSS H.I. Remeliik on February 21 for suspected illegal fishing within the islands' exclusive economic zone.
The Philippine Embassy said the fishing vessel, identified as Pescarico, is owned by Phillip Yap of Global 168 Maritime Industries. The vessel was caught with about 50 tons of fish, mostly tuna.
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