IN PHOTOS: After China’s water cannons, BFAR brings supplies to fisherfolk in Bajo de Masinloc

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The China Coast Guard yet again installs a floating barrier, preventing Filipino fisherfolk from accessing Scarborough Shoal's bountiful lagoon

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Resupply and assistance activities went on until evening on Tuesday and will resume on Wednesday, May 1. The BFAR aims to bring supplies to at least 10 fishing motherboats. Bajo de Masinloc, also called Panatag or Scarborough Shoal, is the traditional fishing ground of fisherfolk from different countries including the Philippines, China, and Vietnam.

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