A fisherman’s group on Wednesday said the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) does not escort them to Scarborough Shoal, where Chinese ships routinely keep them away from rich fishing grounds. “The only thing we do when we go to Scarborough Shoal is to log out at the PCG office here at Masinloc station, but the truth is that no one escorts us to fish in that area,” said New Masinloc Fisherman’s Association president Leonardo Cuaresma in an interview with radio dzBB. “[In] 2016, it was said that our fishermen would be escorted so that they could fish freely in the shoal, but no one escorted us,” he said.

Lopez, V., & Ramos-Araneta, M. (2023, September 14). Fishers say no PCG escort to Scarborough. Manila Standard, pp. A1, A2.