Two fishermen were killed and another was wounded after an improvised explosive device they were allegedly using for illegal fishing prematurely exploded in the waters off Dasol, Pangasinan on Saturday afternoon, August. 1.

The rampant illegal fishing activities in the seas off Quezon province are now taking their toll on marine species, an environmentalist group warned on Sunday.

Two brothers engaged in dynamite fishing were injured in an accidental explosion Wednesday in Polillo town in Quezon province.