Amid WPS tension, Zambales fishers receive ‘payao’ donation
SAN ANTONIO, ZAMBALES, Philippines — Seven fisherfolk groups in Zambales, whose livelihoods have been disrupted by harassment from the Chinese in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), received fish-aggregating devices, or “payao,” on Tuesday to help them sustain their only source of income. Leonardo Cuaresma, President of the New Masinloc Fishermen Association, said the payao would