Three Filipino fishermen were killed while 11 others were injured when a foreign crude oil tanker rammed a mother fishing boat moored some 85 nautical miles off Panatag Shoal before dawn last Monday, according to authorities. In a report sent to the media yesterday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) identified the three fatalities as FFB Dearyn captain Dexter Laudencia, 47, and his crewmen Romeo Mejeco, 38, and Benedicto Olandria, 62, all from Barangay Calapandayan in Subic, Zambales.

Macairan, E., Ramirez, C., Dumlao, A., Sapnu, R., Flores, H., Lee-Brago, P., Felipe, C. S., & Cariaso, B. (2023, October 5). 3 Pinoy fishers killed in boat ramming incident. The Philippine Star, pp. 1, 4.