Some 50 fishermen from both Pangasinan and Zambales on board
19 fishing boats were shooed away from the Scarborough Shoal by Chinese coast
guards manning three vessels last Sunday.
A radio report said that because of the incident the fishermen
turned back to shore and reported the matter to their local authorities and the
Philippine Coast Guard, which are expected to report the same to the Department
of Foreign Affairs (DFA) as well as the Armed Forces of the Philippines
The Pangasinan fishermen were from Barangay Cato in Infanta
town who used to be fishing on clear days near the Scarborough Shoal, a rich
fishing ground in the West
Philipine Sea
Scarborough, is a shoal lying some 150 nautical miles in the
West Philippine Sea off the province
of Zambales
It is a rich fishing ground frequented by fishermen from
both Pangasinan and Zambales till the Chinese coast guard moved in to intercept
a Philippine vessel that arrested Chinese fishermen who were poaching live
turtles.
This resulted in weeks of standoff between coast guards of
both the Philippines and China
It is in the Scarborough Shoal where Pangasinan fishermen
used to take shelter during harsh weather condition in the West
Philippine Sea .
But it is now being claimed by China
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