Pangilinan urges administration to file diplomatic protest against cruel act of Chinese boat 0 SHARES Share it! Pangilinan issued this statement after denouncing the inhumane and cruel act by a Chinese fishing boat of abandoning 22 Filipino lives at the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The president of the Liberal Party (LP) said abandonment of Filipino fishermen after a collision between a Chinese fishing boat and a Filipino boat was highly illegal. According to Lorenzana, the F/B GIMVER1 was anchored at the time when it was hit by the Chinese fishing vessel. “We thank the captain and crew of Vietnamese vessel, for saving the lives of the 22 Filipino crew,” he said.

Source: Manila Bulletin June 12, 2019 14:26 UTC