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==Zambales gov't moves to assist 'displaced' fishermen== | |||
*Source: http://www.philstar.com/nation/article.aspx?publicationsubcategoryid=200&articleid=803588 | |||
*Friday, May 4, 2012 | |||
:by (PNA) | |||
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MANILA, Philippines - With the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal standoff entering its first month, the government started an inventory of fishing grounds in Zambales and nearby areas to assist local fishermen who have been displaced by the Chinese intrusion into their traditionally rich fishing ground, “Karburo.” | |||
Karburo is the local fishermen’s name for Scarborough Shoal also known as Baja de Masinloc and Panatag Shoal, a Philippine territory 124 nautical miles from mainland Zambales. | |||
“We are conducting an inventory of fishing grounds outside of Panatag to help our displaced fishermen,” former defense secretary and Zambales Gov. Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. said. | |||
He added that the provincial government has also initiated the release of fingerlings to several bodies of water along the coastline of the province that have already been identified as a fishing ground. | |||
Local fishermen have been out of Panatag Shoal since last April 15 due fears that the standoff between the Philippine and the Chinese vessels would end in a shooting war. The standoff started last April 10. | |||
A fisherman who fished in Panatag Shoal usually earns P10,000 every four days out of their tons of first-class catch from inside the lagoon. Fishermen in the area usually stay inside the lagoon for several weeks with their catch being regularly shipped back to Zambales through a boat carrier. | |||
This is the reason why, the local fishermen themselves are also appealing to the national government to fast track the peaceful resolution of the dispute. | |||
Local fishermen said that before the standoff, there’s a peaceful co-existence between Filipino, Vietnamese, Taiwanese and Chinese fishermen while fishing inside the vast Panatag Lagoon. | |||
Ebdane accused the Chinese fishermen of illegal fishing in the area leading to the slow destruction of Panatag lagoon. | |||
He said that aside from cyanide fishing, Chinese fishermen use destructive activities in harvesting corals, giant clams and other rare marine species from inside the lagoon. | |||
“These illegal fishing methods are also banned in China and these Chinese fishermen are conducting these destructive fishing activities because Panatag Shoal or Bajo de Masinloc is outside of their maritime domain,” Ebdane said. | |||
The governor, meanwhile, supported the national government's tack in resolving the shoal standoff through the international legal arena. He admitted that the country could not win a military battle against China. | |||
==SBMA cited for job generation program== | ==SBMA cited for job generation program== | ||
*Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=423723 | *Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=423723 | ||
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With the theme “Strengthening Response to the Emerging Industrial Technology Challenges,” the Subic conference was designed to solicit and discuss issues and concerns affecting PACUIT members, including the challenge for attendees to make local industrial technology education match with emerging trends in modern technology. | With the theme “Strengthening Response to the Emerging Industrial Technology Challenges,” the Subic conference was designed to solicit and discuss issues and concerns affecting PACUIT members, including the challenge for attendees to make local industrial technology education match with emerging trends in modern technology. | ||
==Zambales municipality claims ownership of Scarborough== | ==Zambales municipality claims ownership of Scarborough== | ||