Despite the trauma, fishermen have sailed back to Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal, braving harassment from Chinese coast guard vessels in order to eke out a living. Mario Frones, a fishing boat operator, sent a boat to the shoal on Thursday and another today (Saturday, March 1), said Enrique Raquinio, 56, who serves as a dispatcher of fishing vessels in the area. Frones owns the fishing boat that was driven away recently by the water cannons of Chinese coast guard vessels.

Macatuno, A., Orejas, T., & Anda, R. (2014, March 1). PH fishers returning to Scarborough: China intrusion scares Zambales men but fishing only livelihood source. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A6.