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Underwater Drone Sparks National Security Alarm in Philippines

1/3/2025

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Fishermen off San Pascual, Masbate, stumbled upon a two-meter-long underwater drone marked "HY-119," sparking urgent national security alarms. This suspected Chinese device, thought to be for surveillance, has been handed to the Philippine Navy for further investigation, intensifying worries over sovereignty amid rising tensions in the South China Sea.

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Fishermen off San Pascual, Masbate, stumbled upon a two-meter-long underwater drone marked "HY-119," sparking urgent national security alarms. This suspected Chinese device, thought to be for surveillance, has been handed to the Philippine Navy for further investigation, intensifying worries over sovereignty amid rising tensions in the South China Sea.