TACLOBAN CITY — The provincial government of Eastern Samar is calling for an investigation into a Chinese vessel that reached the island village of Suluan in Guiuan town, according to Governor Ben Evardone.
On Tuesday night, Evardone stressed that a probe is necessary since people have been casting doubts on why the vessel with seven Chinese crew sailed to the territory of Eastern Samar.
“If they have no fishing gear, what are they doing in Eastern Samar? We want an answer to this question since they are in our territory,” Evardone said in an interview.
The official raised the question a few days after the Philippine Coast Guard rescued a Chinese vessel with a damaged hull in the waters off Suluan Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar on 27 January which was towed to Port of Tacloban on same day.
“The result of the investigation will clear these Chinese sailors from suspicion. Just like other people, I have been asking why the vessel reached Suluan,” Evardone said.
Suluan is an island village in Guiuan, Eastern Samar. It lies east of Leyte Gulf and west of the Philippine Trench.