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Scarborough/Panatag Shoal
Topic Started: Jul 12 2015, 07:33 PM (16,903 Views)
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Pinoys able to fish freely, undisturbed
By Eva Visperas (The Philippine Star) | Updated October 30, 2016 - 12:00am

http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/10/30/1638645/pinoys-able-fish-freely-undisturbed
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The fishermen are happy to be able to fish again after suffering for many years. I hope this is not just temporary though. With the lowering of tensions, the probability of reclamation has also been lowered. This gains for the Ph additional, valuable time to fix itself.
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Hong Nam
Oct 18 2016, 11:28 PM
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Oct 18 2016, 11:10 PM
Sad to say, the president does not possess strong political principles and its all a matter of personal appreciation and timing.

So he can be tough one day and cotton mouth the next, depending on the weather and on what is offered before him.

Agreed.
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Oct 18 2016, 11:28 PM

Quoting limited to 2 levels deepAgreed.
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Bought by China

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Oct 31 2016, 12:55 AM

Nice song! :lollol:


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China ships still at disputed shoal, fishermen back: Manila

AFP October 30, 2016


Chinese coastguard ships are still patrolling the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea but are not stopping Filipinos from fishing there, a Philippine defence spokesman said Sunday.

However Defence Department spokesman Arsenio Andolong said the fishermen who visited the shoal on Saturday still saw Chinese coastguard ships there.


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China says ‘situation’ at Panatag Shoal has not changed
Published October 31, 2016 6:24pm

BEIJING/MANILA - China said on Monday the situation at the disputed Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the South China Sea "has not changed and will not change," after the Philippines said Chinese vessels that blocked the area for four years had stopped harassing its fishermen.


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In Panatag shoal wait and see between PH and China, solon says US should stay out
By: Lira Dalangin-Fernandez, InterAksyon.com
October 31, 2016 2:28 PM

MANILA – The United States should stay out of the affairs of the Philippines at Scarborough Shoal amid reports it was verifying information that Chinese coast guard ships have left the disputed area, a partylist lawmaker said.

Bayan Muna partylist Representative Carlos Zarate said “US posturing and promises” in the past have not resulted in any positive development.

“The US has also no right to assess or interfere on the Panatag shoal issue, as in fact, it is due to its saber-rattling and supposed Asian pivot that escalated the tension in the West Philippine Sea,” he said in a statement.

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Duterte deal with China over Scarborough Shoal exposes US failure | CNN - October 31, 2016
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(CNN)Controversial Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte appears to have secured a major concession from Beijing in the South China Sea.

It happened quietly last week when China suddenly lifted its four-year blockade of the Scarborough Shoal, allowing Filipino fishermen to freely access the shoal's plentiful waters.

If it lasts, this will be chalked up as a victory for Duterte's pivot to China and a geopolitical setback for the United States.

By cozying up to China and trash-talking America, Duterte has achieved something that Washington couldn't deliver: a peaceful resolution to the Scarborough Shoal standoff.

The significance of this can't be overstated.
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Chinese coast guards share food with Filipino fishers | inquirer.net- November 02, 2016
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SUBIC, ZAMBALES—This was unthinkable months back: Chinese coast guards, who used to drive away Filipino fishermen, shared their food and cigarettes with Filipinos fishing at Panatag Shoal last week.

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Shared catch with Chinese

Almadin also said other Filipino fishermen shared some of their catch with the Chinese coast guards.
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IMAGERY SUGGESTS PHILIPPINE FISHERMEN STILL NOT ENTERING SCARBOROUGH SHOAL



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Despite earlier reports, it appears that Filipino fishermen are still not fishing inside Scarborough Shoal. New imagery from October 29 showed a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel anchored just inside the mouth of the lagoon, where it has been for most of the period since China seized the shoal in 2012, apparently blocking access. At least 17 Philippine fishing vessels were present along the exterior of Scarborough’s reef. This corroborates reports that Filipino fishermen fished “just outside Scarborough’s lagoon” over the last week. There were also two Chinese civilian ships in the vicinity. According to the Philippine Navy, three other CCG vessels continue to patrol near Scarborough.


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