Fishermen here still manage to make a living near Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal by cutting short their fishing trips after China implemented new rules that allowed its coast guard to detain for up to 60 days without trial any foreigner who “illegally” crosses its claimed borders in the South China Sea (SCS). In an interview with the Inquirer on Sunday, Nido Moralde, 63, who arrived here on Friday with 11 other fishermen after a week near the shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), said the new rules made their situation harder at sea but it would not stop them from going to their traditional fishing ground.

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