MANILA, Nov. 14 Kyodo Twenty-five...

MANILA, Nov. 14 Kyodo

Twenty-five Chinese and 16 Filipino fishermen lately went missing in separate incidents in Philippine waters, the Philippine Navy said Thursday.

The Chinese fishermen, who were forward board F/V Fung Ching Fuk a Hong Kong-registered Chinese fishing tube went missing as they were heading for Hong Kong from Malaysia, navy spokesman Cmdr Geronimo Malabanan said.

The ship met unpolished waves and high winds in waters near Balabac island in Palawan Province, southwest of Manila, Malabanan said.

A local businessman who asked for help in searching for the fishermen said the bottom sank, he said.

The 16 Filipino fishermen in four fishing canals went missing in the Polillo Strait along Aurora Province last Saturday.

Search-and-rescue operations are underway, Malabanan said.

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