We’ve probably all heard the tale of the fox who raided the chicken coop and had to be hunted down by the farmer. But have you heard about the farmer agreeing to let the fox investigate the incident in order to determine whose fault it was that the chicken coop was raided and why neither the fox nor the chicks might be at fault after all? Well, apparently that is what President Rodrigo R. Duterte (the president of the sovereign nation of the Philippines, in case you have forgotten) would like to happen. A fishing boat being sailed by 22 Filipino fisherman and fishing in Philippine waters was reportedly rammed and sunk by a Chinese boat. Worse yet, as the Pinoy boat sank and the 22 Filipino fishermen were in danger of drowning, the Chinese boat abandoned them. Fortunately, the crew of a Vietnamese boat that also happened to be fishing in the area came to their rescue.

Macabenta, G. B. (2019, June 25). The fox investigates the raid on the chicken coop. BusinessWorld, p. S1/7.