Philippine vessels collide at sea

**At least 27 people are missing after a passenger ferry collided with a fishing boat in the Philippines, officials say.**The wooden-hulled ferry was carrying at least 59 passengers when it collided with the fishing boat in Manila Bay in the early hours of the morning.

Commander Armando Balilo, a spokesman for the Philippines coastguard, told local media 46 people had been rescued from the waters.

The cause of the collision is not yet clear.