(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday vowed to hold accountable those behind the death of three Filipino fishermen off Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) in the disputed West Philippine Sea. TRAGEDY The body of one of the three Filipino fishermen is transported to Barangay Cato, Infanta, Pangasinan on Tuesday Oct. 3, 2023. "We are deeply saddened by the deaths of the three fishermen, including the captain of the fishing vessel. "We are extremely outraged and aggrieved by the fatal ramming of an unidentified vessel on a Filipino fishing vessel in the West Philippine Sea, resulting in the loss of three innocent lives," Zubiri said in a statement. "It is deplorable that the vessel left the Filipino fishing boat and our citizens in the water.

Source: Manila Times October 04, 2023 19:47 UTC