An environmental advocacy group has warned that local fisheries production might not recover soon with President Duterte’s stand allowing China to continue fishing within Philippine territorial waters. International organization Oceana said the executive department’s task is to enforce the law and prosecute violators, which is mandatory and not discretionary. “Is he not worried that soon there is nothing to fish and no fish for the constituents? It sends the signal that anyone can fish and poach without consequences,” Oceana Philippines vice president Gloria Ramos told The STAR yesterday, referring to Duterte.

Simeon, L. M. (2019, June 26). China's intrusion worsens fish catch decline - watchdog. The Philippine Star, pp. 1, 5.