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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Wednesday said that it is now conducting an investigation into the maritime mishap where a foreign commercial vessel hit and capsized a Filipino fishing boat, the FFB Dearyn, killing three of its crewmembers on Monday, October 2. “The incident occurred approximately 180 nautical miles from Agno, Pangasinan, after the
The 22 Filipino fishermen and crewmembers of fishing boat F/B Gem-Ver which capsized after being rammed by a Chinese vessel in Recto Bank in Palawan almost three years ago will finally receive P6 million in compensation.
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.
'Noong nakaraang biyahe namin, lalong dumami po ‘yung mga [barkong] China na katulad doon sa mga bumangga po sa amin,' says former Gem-Ver captain Junel Insigne
Published February 5, 2021, 10:27 AM House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Friday, February 5 accused China and the Armed Forces of the Philippines of collusion in hiding from the public the harassment of fisherfolk at the West Philippine sea and this includes the case of fisherman Larry Hugo. (FLICKR / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Bayan Muna chairman Neri Colmenares supported Zarate’s claim, saying that the harassment of Filipino fisherfolk by China’s coast guard and militia have been happening for years. Both Zarate and Colmenares said some of these ...