A Filipino fisherman who had been drifting for eight days in the West Philippine Sea was rescued by Chinese fishermen and the littoral monitoring system of the Western Command (Wescom), according to a report yesterday, January 1, New Year’s Day.
Lt. Col. Rey Balido, acting information officer of Wescom, said the fisherman was identified as Rosalon Cayon, 31, a resident of Barangay Liberty, Puerto Princesa City.
Cayon narrated that on December 20, 2023, he and a fellow fisherman, “Junior,” set out on a fishing trip in individual boats. However, on December 23, his boat sank because of a hole in its hull, approximately 40 nautical miles from the Buliluyan coast on mainland Palawan.
WESCOM has informed Cayon’s family that he is safe and in stable condition under the troops’ care at the Rizal Reef Detachment.