Talk about having usual suspects. Perhaps one cannot blame this senator for having such instincts; he’s an ex-top cop, after all. Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on Friday said China could be behind the recent collision between a foreign tanker and a Filipino fishing boat that left three Filipino crew members dead. Despite the general consensus among concerned officials that the Oct. 2 incident had nothing to do with the maritime dispute between Manila and Beijing in the West Philippine Sea, Dela Rosa said the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) should “leave no stone unturned” in its investigation.

Ramos, M. (2023, October 7). Bato has another suspect in WPS boat collision. Philippine Daily Inquirer, pp. A1, A4.