Fishermen take a break after returning from a fishing trip in the South China Sea, on the shores of Infanta town, Pangasinan province, northwest of Manila, Philippines July 6, 2016. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco
INFANTA, Philippines (Reuters) - For years, the fishermen of the sleepy Philippine town of Infanta cared little for politics, international diplomacy and centuries-old squabbles over sovereignty.
That changed four years ago when China's coastguard swept in and seized the Scarborough Shoal, making it very difficult for the Filipino fishermen to get access to a tranquil South China Sea lagoon rich in fish stocks some 124 nautical miles off their shores.
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