MANILA: Armed sea marshals have been deployed on passenger ships plying major sea lanes in the Philippines to guard against maritime terrorism, the country's coastguard chief said in an interview yesterday.
Passenger ships leaving the port of Manila have had, since March, up to six marshals on board from either the coast guard, the armed forces or the police, Vice Admiral Arthur Gosingan said.
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