DAGUPAN CITY—Forty-two more fishermen from five coastal towns of western Pangasinan and Zambales have been rescued from the South China Sea Wednesday, reducing the number of missing fishermen since Saturday to 68.
The Infanta government has declared a state of calamity and started distributing relief goods to the fishing village of Cato, where most of the fishermen live.
As of 11 a.m. Thursday, 42 fishermen from Infanta were still missing; four from Bolinao, five from Agno, 11 from Dasol, all in Pangasinan, and six from Sta. Cruz, Zambales, according to Infanta police chief Insp. Randy Maluyo.
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