10 Vietnamese apprehended for illegal fishing
THE PHILIPPINE Navy on Tuesday apprehended 10 Vietnamese poachers at Tapuitan Island, El Nido, Palawan while conducting sea patrol. The authorities also seized from them an estimated 70 slaughtered sharks. The foreigners were brought to the El Nido Municipality Police Station and will be charged with violation of Section 91 of Republic Act 10654, the Philippine Fisheries Code. — Jil Danielle M. Caro