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MANILA — At least seven people were killed and more than a hundred were plucked out of the sea on Monday after a passenger ferry caught fire in the Philippines, the latest maritime tragedy to hit the archipelago. The Mercraft 2 was carrying 124 passengers and 10 crew members when …

From: Counting the Cost Ferdinand Marcos Jr has won the presidential election, but there are challenges to achieving robust economic recovery. The Philippines has been battered by the pandemic and a deep recession. Now, after more than two years of lockdowns, people are returning to their everyday lives and the …