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Back to the 'boro'

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dc.citation.firstpageA4
dc.citation.journaltitleManila Standard
dc.citation.lastpageA5
dc.contributor.authorRobles, Jojo A.
dc.coverage.spatialScarborough Shoal
dc.coverage.spatialBajo de Masinloc
dc.coverage.spatialPanatag Shoal
dc.coverage.spatialManila
dc.coverage.spatialBeijing
dc.coverage.spatialUnited States
dc.coverage.spatialSouth China Sea
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-28T01:07:52Z
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-23T02:51:06Z
dc.date.available2018-08-28T01:07:52Z
dc.date.issued2016-10-31
dc.identifier.citationRobles, J. A. (2016, November 1). Back to the 'boro'. Manila Standard, pp. A4, A5.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/1839
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPhilippine Manila Standard Publishing, Inc.
dc.relation.urihttp://thestandard.com.ph/opinion/columns/lowdown-by-jojo-robles/220280/back-to-the-boro-.html
dc.subject.agrovocfishing rights
dc.subject.agrovocfishing grounds
dc.subject.agrovocdisputes
dc.subject.agrovocterritorial waters
dc.subject.agrovocbilateral agreements
dc.subject.agrovocfishers
dc.subject.agrovocdefence craft
dc.subject.agrovocinternational law
dc.subject.agrovoclaw of the sea
dc.titleBack to the 'boro'
dc.typenewspaperArticle
local.descriptionThe “boro,” as Filipino fishermen call it, is back. And hundreds of them have happily returned to their old, rich fishing grounds, coming home with their outrigger boats groaning with the weight of their bountiful catch. “Boro” is what the subsistence fishermen from Bataan to Ilocos call Scarborough Shoal, also known by its local names of Bajo de Masinloc and Panatag. This is the outcrop of rock surrounding a shallow lagoon more than 200 kilometers from the coast of Luzon to the west, where all manner of fish spawn, live and easily get caught. The return of Filipino fishermen to Scarborough also signals the thawing of our frozen relations with the Chinese. And the best part is, there isn’t even any bilateral agreement that covers the return of the fishermen
local.descriptionthe Chinese just left the “boro” after President Rodrigo Duterte visited Beijing, the fishermen simply returned without fear of being caught in the steel nets at the mouth of the lagoon or attacks by water cannon mounted on Chinese ships.
local.subject.classificationMS20161101_A4
local.subject.corporatenamePhilippine Navy
local.subject.corporatenamePermanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague
local.subject.personalnameDuterte, Rodrigo

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