Philippines: Nokor Vessel to stay in Subic

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The Philippine Coast Guard is holding the MV Jin Teng until investigations are completed. This is an effect of the sanction by United Nations on North Korea related to the launching of a rocket and nuclear testing recently. The action was in respect to the UN Security Council resolution. Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma said that the crew will be allowed to leave if the results of the investigations warrants it.

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Since the UN has already imposed the necessary sanctions, the Philippine government has made it a point to confiscate the said vessel and put a stopper to the malicious designs the North Korean government had in mind. Is it eyeing the country's resources or snooping around (given the fact that the Philippines has a strong alliance with the United States)? Whatever is their reason, we all know which one's on the losing end.