Senators question friendship with China 0 SHARES Share it! Senators posed this question after authorities reported that a Chinese fishing vessel sunk a boat of 22 Filipinos and abandoned them in the West Philippines Sea last June 9. Lacson said the incident calls for a “hard and serious punitive action” by the Chinese government against the Chinese crew involved. Lorenzana condemned this as he confirmed that the Chinese vessel “immediately” left and abandoned the 22 Filipino crewmen. “We condemn in the strongest terms the cowardly action of the suspected Chinese fishing vessel and its crew for abandoning the Filipino crew.

Source: Manila Bulletin June 12, 2019 14:37 UTC