THE decision on whether to file charges against personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) who were involved in the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman last May solely lies in the hands of President Benigno Aquino 3rd, who is now reviewing the report submitted by investigators on the incident.

Aquino, said Palace deputy spokesman Abigail Valte, has already received the report of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on the May 9 fatal shooting of Hung Shih-cheng in Balintang Channel off Batanes province.

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