The Philippine Navy has ordered the removal of the ship captain of Miguel Malvar Patrol Ship (PS) 19 with the rest of its crew under restrictive custody to give way to an investigation of the deaths of two Vietnamese fishermen over the weekend in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea), according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

Col. Edgard Arevalo, chief of the AFP public affairs office, on Wednesday said the order was enforced against the ship captain by Vice Adm. Ronald Joseph Mercado, Navy flag officer-in-command,.

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