Philippine envoy to apologize to family of dead fisherman

An envoy authorized by Philippine President Benigno Aquino III is set to apologize Thursday shortly after his arrival in Taiwan to the family of a Taiwanese fisherman who was shot dead by Philippine coast guard personnel in May.

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