Senator Grace Poe on Friday urged government authorities to augment and mobilize resources to scour the waters for 14 Filipinos missing after their fishing boat collided with a Hong Kong-flagged cargo vessel off the coast of Mindoro. “Every day counts. We should not let down the families of the 14 Filipinos awaiting the safe return of their loved ones,” she said. Poe noted that all-out efforts for an exhaustive and wide search will increase the chance of finding the missing fishers and added that even coastal communities are volunteering to be on the lookout for signs.

Ramos-Araneta, M. (2020, July 4). Search for missing fishers, gov't urged. Manila Standard, p. A3.