“Is the mayor covering up for China?” This was the question raised by fisherfolk group Pamalakaya on Thursday after Mayor Arsenia Lim of Masinloc town in Zambales province said fishermen in her municipality continued to fish unhampered in the contested Scarborough Shoal, locally known as Panatag or Bajo de Masinloc. Lim, who was a guest during the regular online briefing of Malacañang on Wednesday, said local fishermen could even go beyond the shoal.

Aglibot, J. R. (2021, July 16). Group tells Masinloc mayor: Stand up for Zambales fishers. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A7.