Former Interior Secretary Rafael Alunan III told Rappler: “China is threatening us not to file. Theyve said behind the scenes: Dont do it, or else.” “When you shut out the livelihood of poor fishermen,” Alunan said, “that has dire consequences for peace and order.” He recalled his experience as interior secretary under former president Fidel V. Ramos. At that time, “fishermen who were pushed out of their fishing grounds in Basilan, Zamboanga, Sulu by poachers... turned to a life of piracy.” “Were also worried about what the impact would be on our fishermen who, one day, will become very desperate for income and for food,” Alunan said. “What China is doing to us and to our poor fishermen, to me, I see that as an act of war. Thats basically harming our people,” he said.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 01:24:46 +0000
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