PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino 3rd on Tuesday announced that he has tasked government agencies to study the prospects of entering into a fisheries deal with Taiwan in the aftermath of a diplomatic row resulting from the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman.

Aquino said once the issue with Taipei has been resolved, the fisheries cooperation agreements would be tackled to prevent a similar incident in the future.

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