A group of 20 fishermen from Zambales on Thursday sailed for the Bajo Masinloc to protest against China’s fishing ban in the South China Sea.Belonging to the activist group PAMALAKAYA , the collective fishing expedition held mass before leaving the coastal town of Masinloc, Zambales in their small wooden boats to assert their rights to the West Philippine Sea .One of the participants is Efren Forones, who has been fishing in Bajo de Masinloc or Panatag Shoal since 1995.
The group said they are particularly against the Chinese declaration of a fishing ban from May 1 to September 16 and its threat that its coast guard will detain what it claims to be foreign trespassers in the South China Sea without trial.“Wala silang batayan at walang legal na batayan para magpatupad sila ng direktiba sa hindi naman nila teritoryo,” PAMALAKAYA chairman Fernando Hicap said.
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