Four fishermen were arrested for allegedly engaging in dynamite fishing in Bukot Island, Barangay Taloto-an, Concepcion, Iloilo on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 20. The following were taken into custody by the Concepcion Municipal Police Station (MPS): boat captain Romel Barrios of Barangay Tabugon, Carles, and his crew “Rifi”, “Rom” and “Rolando”. Joint elements of the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force led by team leader Police Staff Sergeant Roderick Asturias and supervised by Police Major Joven Arevalo and Concepcion MPS apprehended the fishermen onboard F/B R-Jun around 4:30 p.m.

Sornito, I. (2024, February 22). Four Carles men nabbed for dynamite fishing. Panay News, p. 3.