Filipino fishermen load ice, gasoline, and other equipment as they prepare to sail to the disputed South China Sea, in Infanta, Pangasinan province, Philippines. - Reuters
CATO (Philippines), July 9 (Reuters): Filipino fisherman Randy Megu has often braved the storms that spring up in the South China Sea, but these days he has a greater fear: seeing a Chinese maritime enforcement vessel on the horizon.
Five years after a landmark international arbitration court ruling repudiated China's claims to the waters where Megu fishes, the 48-year-old complains that his encounters with Chinese boats are more frequent than ever.
