Filipinos can again fish at Panatag (Scarborough), but President Duterte will soon keep them out of the shoal’s lagoon when he declares it a marine protected area. Filipinos will still be allowed to fish outside the lagoon in the shoal, which a UN-backed arbitral court has declared as a common fishing ground. National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. told reporters here that the draft executive order may be submitted during the next Cabinet security cluster meeting.

Romero, A., & Macairan, E. (2016, November 22). Rody to ban fishing in Panatag lagoon. The Philippine Star, p. 1, 13.