Robin Dejillo, 49, was swept 700 kilometers away by strong currents and large waves, surviving for nearly six weeks by drinking rainwater and eating fish and coconuts he found floating in the ocean.
Dejillo, a resident of Purok Rosas in Barangay Dinahican, Infanta, Quezon province, had been reported missing since August 4.
PCG personnel from the Batanes substation discovered him aboard his fishing boat in the waters near Basco town on Thursday, September 19.
"Mr. Dejillo explained that he was unable to return to the mother boat after his motorbanca ran out of fuel during a fishing trip," the PCG said in a statement.
"He survived over a month at sea by drinking rainwater and eating fish," the PCG stated. "He also sustained himself by consuming coconuts floating in the water."
Dejillo’s fishing boat was towed to the Port of Basco.
The PCG reported that Dejillo, who remains in Basco at the time of writing, will soon be transported to his hometown.
"The Coast Guard District Southern Tagalog (CGDSTL) has coordinated with the Coast Guard Aviation Command to deploy an aircraft for Mr. Dejillo's transport from Batanes to his hometown in Infanta, Quezon, following a comprehensive medical evaluation," the CGDSTL said in a separate statement.
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