2 fishers wounded in MILF attack in South RP

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Fishers head out to sea in Mindanao

Filipino fishermen head out to the open sea on Monday, February 23, 2009 off Digos City in Davao del Sur province. (Mindanao Examiner Photo / Geonarri Solmerano)

Photo: Jolo Fishermen Return

A group of fishermen return Wednesday, October 1, 2008 to Jolo town in the southern Philippines province of Sulu. The United States funded more than $13 million in various development projects in Sulu, one of six provinces under the Muslim autonomous region, since early this year as part of Washington's commitment to support Manila's peace efforts, according to Governor Sakur Tan. (Mindanao Examiner Photo)

Three Fishers Rescued Off Zamboanga City

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / September 12, 2008) – Three fishermen were rescued after boat, battered by huge waves, capsized off Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines, officials said on Friday.

Officials said the three men, Alfredo Gaddung, Roger Hamid, and Asadi Lilang, were rescued by other fishermen on Thursday night. The trio said their boat’s outrigger was destroyed by big waves and eventually capsized.

They said they held on to the boat until fishermen spotted and saved them. Monsoon rains the past days brought flash floods and triggered landslides in Zamboanga City. (Erico Rosco)