Filipino fishermen in Zambales defy China’s fishing ban

Many fishermen in Zambales depend on their catch from waters near Panatag Shoal in the West Philippine Sea to sustain their families. - PDI

MASINLOC, Zambales (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): Fishermen in this coastal province are bent on resisting the China-imposed unilateral fishing ban in the South China Sea that extends into the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

Leonardo Cuaresma, leader of the New Masinloc Fishermen’s Association in this town, which faces the WPS, said they would rather act like “thieves” in their own fishing grounds at the Panatag Shoal, locally known as Bajo de Mansiloc, than bow to China.