The eight were charged with violation of the Fisheries Code of the Philippines; assault on a person in authority; and frustrated homicide. The cases were filed Mar 1, 2018 before the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office at the Iloilo Hall of Justice. The cases stemmed from a clash between the fishing boat crew members and the Bantay Dagat Task Force afternoon of Feb 27 where five persons were injured and one died.

Conserva, L. H. (2018, March 2). Super hulbot fishers criminal raps. The Daily Guardian, pp. 2, 10.