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PAGADIAN
CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (April 12, 2018) - An Indonesian national whose boat
was floating in the Tawi-Tawi sea waters for days was rescued by local fisher
folks of Tawi-tawi at 4pm Tuesday (April 10).
Western
Mindanao Command Information Officer Capt. Jo-Ann D. Petinglay said that Indonesian
national identified as Erens Fiter was noticed by a Filipino fisherman Idris Elsan while the
former was inside a makeshift floating cottage in the vicinity of Barangay
Manuk Mangkaw, Simunul in the province of Tawi-tawi.
According to
Fiter, his floating cottage was cut from its anchor since March 19 due to the
strong winds and his cottage was casted away from shore. He further revealed
that he had been trying to get help among passing sea crafts however, it seemed
that he was not able to catch attention.
Fiter was
immediately brought to Simunul Municipal Police Station at 7am yesterday after
spending the night at his rescuer’s house, WesMinCom Official said.
He was also
given medical attention by the Simunul PNP and was eventually turned over to
the Joint Task Force Tawi-tawi at 2pm yesterday, Capt. Petinglay added.
The Marines
under Marine Battalion Landing Team 9 brought Fiter to the headquarters of the
Joint Task Force Tawi-tawi in Bongao after the turn over, and an immediate
coordination with the Tawi-Tawi Provincial Police Office and the Bureau of
Immigration was facilitated for the disposition of the rescued person.
“We
coordinated with the INTERPOL Tawi-tawi and the Indonesian Border Crossing
Station (BCS) for the background check of Fiter,” said Brigadier General
Custodio Parcon, commander of the Joint Task Force Tawi-tawi. “Indonesian BCS
personnel initially vouched for the subject’s nationality but reserved the
final confirmation when Indonesian authorities from Indonesia communicate their
feedback.”
The subject
is currently at the headquarters JTF Tawi-tawi while awaiting for his final
disposition.
“Since our
trilateral cooperative arrangement is on effect, we are able to closely
coordinate with our neighboring countries and address security concerns and
other issues,” added BGen. Parcon.
“We are
thankful that Fiter is well. Our troops are now currently processing his
immediate return to his country with the help of concerned agencies.”
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