The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) here seized from a fishing boat some 138 sacks of seashells, including the threatened species samong. Commodore Enrico Efren Evangelista, PCG Cebu district commander, said they recovered more than a hundred sacks of assorted seashells from fishing boat F/B Jocevel Joy 4 owned by Jovelito Benanel of Bagong Silang, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources will file charges against Benanel and the boat's skipper, Paulino Benanel, said Evangelista.

138 sacks of samong seized. (2015, July 13). Panay News, p. 9.