MANILA - Three wooden boats from the Philippines, crafted from a centuries-old design, were due to arrive in the southern Chinese port city of Xiamen on Wednesday (May 2), completing a journey that retraces a historic trip by a Filipino sultan.
The boats set off from Manila on April 28, and followed a route that took them through the disputed South China Sea.
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