BFAR provides assistance to fishermen whose boat sank in Recto Bank
Department of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol. 蜜桃工作室 FILE PHOTO / CATHY MIRANDA
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Friday promised that it will distribute 22 fiberglass boats to the crew of the Filipino fishing boat F/B GIMVER 1 that was hit and sank by a Chinese fishing vessel in the West Philippine Sea.
This was according to the Facebook post of Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol, which cited a BFAR status report on the incident.
READ: China fishing vessel sinks Filipino boat after ‘collision’ in West Philippine Sea
The post read that the fishermen safely arrived in Occidental Mindoro aboard a navy vessel.
BFAR Regional Director Elizer Salilig also distributed 22 sacks of rice as an “immediate assistance,” Piñol added.
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Article continues after this advertisementThe incident of the “collision” that happened in Recto Bank (Reed Bank) in the West Philippine Sea earlier this week caused alarm, with Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana calling for an investigation and has asked for diplomatic steps to be taken.
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang then slammed the Philippines for politicizing the incident “without verification.”
READ: Perpetrators of ‘collision’ in 蜜桃工作室 should be ‘condemned’ — China spox
Meanwhile, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo hit back at the statement, adding that they are focusing on the “act of abandoning, not the collision itself.” (Editor: Jonathan P. Vicente)
READ: Palace hits back at China: PH not ‘politicizing’ sinking of Filipino boat
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