
ANTIQUE – A search and rescue operation was launched for a fisherman reported missing in the seawaters of Barangay Batonan Sur, Culasi, Antique.
Romeo Vicente, 69, of Barangay Batonan Sur, went fishing onboard a small vessel around 6 a.m. on Dec. 28.
The family said they usually expected Vicente to be back by 10 a.m.
Around 1 p.m. that day, residents in the area found his capsized fishing vessel.
Joint forces of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, the Philippine Coast Guard, and the Culasi Municipal Police Station immediately launched a search and rescue operation./PN