PHILIPPINES PHOTO SET FISHERMEN SOUTH CHINA SEA

Filipino fishermen struggle amid tensions in the disputed South China sea

epa10373509 Filipino fishermen roll up a net onto a boat as they prepare to go on a fishing expedition in the town of Masinloc, Zambales province, Philippines, 12 December 2022 (issued 19 December 2022). China and the Philippines are engaged in a territorial dispute over the sovereignty of several islands and atolls in the South China Sea. Filipino fishermen have mixed feelings on the joint US-Philippines maritime patrol in the disputed South China Sea. According to a group of fishermen, intimidation and harassment from Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) may escalate again once the US is involved in the patrolling, while other fishermen agree to a US presence in the Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal), a fishing haven shoal within the Philippine maritime territory that China occupied a decade ago. CCG patrol ships were previously reported to be driving away Filipino fishermen in Bajo de Masinloc. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET

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