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Girlie Linao, DPA|Jun 3, 2019

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Manila (dpa) – A cargo ship carrying rubbish dumped in the Philippines by Canada more than five years ago, causing a diplomatic row, left the South-East Asian country on Friday. The Liberian-flagged MV Bavaria, a private ship hired by the Manila government, set off from Subic Bay port, 50 miles north of Manila, to Vancouver with 69, 20-ton containers. The ship will take more than 20 days to reach the Canadian city, said Wilma Eisma, chairman and administrator of the Subic Bay Metropolitan A...