Senators want to investigate the fatal collision between a foreign-flagged oil tanker and a local fishing boat in the waters off Agno, Pangasinan, in the West Philippine Sea that resulted in the deaths of three fishermen last Monday. Senator Francis Tolentino, in a radio interview, said he would press for a special investigation that would also help establish the country's "archipelagic sea lanes" to prevent a repeat of the incident. "The intention here is to establish the archipelagic sea lanes. That means the probe could determine where domestic ships and huge foreign vessels should pass so that Filipino fishermen could avoid them," Tolentino, the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, told reporters on Saturday.

Kabagani, L. J. (2023, October 8). Senate to probe WPS collision. Daily Tribune, p. B20.