A diesel oil spill spread a large reddish stain over Manila Bay in the Philippines' capital on Friday, posing potential health and environmental hazards, authorities said.

A fuel tanker is suspected of having dumped half a million liters of diesel into the country's busiest waterway on Thursday, said coast guard environmental protection chief Commodore Joel Garcia.

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