Published: 15:40, April 26, 2024
Embassy: Chinese scuba diver drowns in central Philippines
By Xinhua
Police check on abandoned homes inside the government declared permanent danger zone surrounding Mayon volcano at Calbayog village, Albay province, northeastern Philippines, on June 15, 2023. (PHOTO / AP)

MANILA — A Chinese national drowned during scuba diving on Thursday in the waters off Mabini town in Batangas province, south of Manila, the Chinese embassy in the Philippines said on Friday.

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The Chinese national and friends were diving when the accident happened, local police said in a report on Friday.