“It was in 2023, the BFAR awarded a payao. My fellow members of the association requested that the payao be placed at Scarborough Shoal, but before we harvested, it was already cut,” Alpay saidMANILA, Philippines — Chinese vessels removed the payao installed by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources for Filipino fishermen at Panatag Shoal, while Vietnamese allegedly stole the contents of the fishing device in the West Philippine Sea , a fisherfolk group leader in Zambales said yesterday.
“Our fellow fishermen helped BFAR remove the Chinese floating barrier and it triggered the removal of the payao,” Alpay added. “Our fish catch could reach five tons and above if we have the payao.” “China was saying payao are destructive; the payao are not destructive. What is destructive is the unabated reclamation which destroy coral reefs,” Briguera said.
Villar said the Livelihood Activities to Enhance Fisheries Yields and Economic Gains from the WPS or LAYAG-WPS Project was the result of the dedication of government, led by the Department of Agriculture-BFAR, to address some of the most important needs of Filippino fishermen particularly in the WPS.
“President Marcos’ decision to enhance our security cooperation with the United States and other like-minded nations is driven by our national interest. The goal is to establish a robust alliance of countries that will collectively condemn and counter China’s actions that undermine the rules-based international order,” Tarriela said.
“On top of these, the US is buried in debts, political polarization is at its peak and Americans are now shooting each other,” said Alvarez, an ally of former president Rodrigo Duterte.
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