Fisherman reported missing in Ilocos Norte

MANILA, Philippines - One fisherman was reported missing after two fishing boats sank off Badoc town in Ilocos Norte last weekend, a radio report said Monday. Radio dzBB reported that the two boats sank off Gabut village in Badoc town, even as provincial agriculture office fishery section Arthur Valente said search operations are ongoing. The report did not immediately identify the missing fisherman, but said the fishing boats left Sunday morning to fish. The missing fisherman's colleagues who managed to return said they encountered huge waves that caused their craft to sink. - GMANews.TV