Fisherman rescued in Vietnam back in PH

MANILA, Philippines — A 52-year old fisherman from Morong, Bataan, who survived for a month adrift at sea after a cargo ship sank his fishing boat, has been repatriated to the Philippines more than three months after he was rescued in Vietnam.

Nadie Repil, who was rescued by Vietnamese fishermen last April 17, was among the 12,022 Filipinos repatriated last week.

Repil was turned over by Vietnamese authorities to the Philippine Embassy on May 12.

According to his daughter, Repil left home on March 16 and set sail alone off Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, on March 19. While he was asleep, his small fishing boat was hit by a cargo ship.

—Dona Z. Pazzibugan