In this Jan. 13, 2016 file photo, fishermen in the Lingayen Gulf are seen by operatives of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources while hauling in their catch following a suspected blast fishing activity. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)
DAGUPAN CITY — A fisherman died on Wednesday (March 1) when a home-made explosive device detonated before it could be hurled into the waters of San Juan town in Ilocos Sur province.
The explosion killed Gladlee Ford Vitamog, 31, who was on a bamboo raft about 100 meters off the shoreline of Surngit village at 12:40 p.m., police said. Vitamog appeared to have been blast fishing, an illegal activity, police said. SFM/rga
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