JOSE BALANE

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                    [Title] => Chinese boat skipper killed in Palawan clash
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The skipper of a Chinese fishing boat was killed and seven of his crew members
were arrested following a clash with the Philippine Coast Guard, police said
yesterday.

It marked the first time that a fatal firefight erupted between a Philippine
coastal patrol and alleged illegal Chinese fishermen.

Local fishermen reported to police and the Coast Guard that they saw a boat
early Friday catching turtles off the coast of Barangay Ibaan in Rizal,
Palawan, provincial police chief Jose Balane said.

As a team of Coast Guard, police and volunteer civilian coastal watchers in a
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                    [DatePublished] => 2000-05-28 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133272
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                    [AuthorID] => 1805318
                    [AuthorName] => Jaime Laude
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Chinese boat skipper killed in Palawan clash

By Jaime Laude | May 28, 2000 - 12:00am

The skipper of a Chinese fishing boat was killed and seven of his crew members were arrested following a clash with the Philippine Coast Guard, police said yesterday. It marked the first time that a fatal firefight...

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