Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas and four other Catholic bishops yesterday asked the Philippine government to exhaust all legal options to defend the Filipino fishermen reportedly recently harassed at Scarborough Shoal by the China Coast Guard (CCG). In a three-page joint pastoral exhortation titled “Children, Have You Caught Anything to Eat?” Villegas and Iba, Zambales Bishop Bartolome Santos Jr.; San Fernando, La Union Bishop Daniel Presto; Puerto Princesa Apostolic Vicar Bishop Socrates Mesiona and Taytay, Palawan Apostolic Vicar Bishop Broderick Pabillo said that they stand with the Filipino fishermen exercising their right to fish within Philippine waters.

Macairan, E. (2024, February 5). 'Exhaust all legal options to defend Pinoy fishermen'. The Philippine Star, p. 4.