A Filipino fisherman who survived after their boat was rammed by a suspected commercial vessel near Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) last Oct. 2 revealed the chronology of the incident, from the moment they experienced a "tribunada" to how he saw a gigantic tanker hit them and made their boat capsized. Johnny Manlolo, one of the 11 surviving crew members of Filipino fishing boat (FFB) "Dearyn", attended a press briefing with his comrades at the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) headquarters in Manila on Thursday night, Oct. 5, to shed light on the incident that also killed three other fishermen namely Dexter Laudencia, boat captain, 47; and members Romeo Mejeco, 38, and Benedict Olandria, 62. According to Manlolo, the 14-strong FFB Dearyn departed from Subic, Zambales on Sept. 26 and installed a "payaw" or fish aggregating device when they arrived at their intended fishing location - approximately 85 nautical miles northwest off Bajo de Masinloc or 180 nautical miles from Agno, Pangasinan.

Sadongdong, M. (2023, October 7). Survivor bares details of deadly Bajo de Masinloc ramming incident. Manila Bulletin, pp. 1, 6.