Almost three years after what President Duterte played down as a “little maritime accident,” the 22 fishermen left for dead by a Chinese trawler that rammed their small fishing boat in the West Philippine Sea will finally receive compensation. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra confirmed on Thursday that a settlement for the damage claims of the Gem-Ver 1 fishermen against the owners of the Chinese vessel Yuemaobinyu 42212 amounting to P6 million has been agreed upon. The amount is only half of the P12 million in civil damages that Gem-Ver 1’s owner and crew members had demanded.

Santos, T. G. (2022, April 30 - May 1). Gem-Ver fishers finally getting P6M compensation. Panay News, p. 15.