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Owners and fishermen of the F/B Gem-Ver 1 will finally receive some long-overdue compensation, three years after a Chinese vessel rammed and sank the Filipino fishing boat near Recto Bank (Reed Bank) in 2019.
By VIRGIL LOPEZ, GMA News Published May 24, 2021 6:08pm F/B GEM-VIR 1 brought back to shore after it was hit by Chinese vessel off Reed Bank or Recto Bank in 2019. A panel headed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) will negotiate with its Chinese counterpart next month for just compensation for the crew members of a fishing boat sunk by a Chinese vessel in the West Philippines Sea in 2019. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said the meetings would take place on June 2 and 7. The Philippines will be represented by officials from the DOJ, Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Agric...