Malayo sa bituka... or so they think - BusinessWorld Online

Malayo sa bituka... or so they think - BusinessWorld Online

I suspect many Filipinos who struggle to make ends meet each day regard China’s coercion in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) this way: it’s hardly a gut issue. Well, except perhaps for an estimated 300,000 fisherfolk spread across Zambales (including about 1,500 in Masinloc municipality who have completely abandoned Scarborough Shoal, which had otherwise been their traditional fishing ground for decades), Pangasinan, and Palawan who bear the brunt …