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May 14th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
The standoff at the Scarborough Shoal began when China blocked an attempt by
the Philippines on April 8 to arrest Chinese fishermen who were allegedly
taking government-protected marine species from the area.
The two nations have since stationed non-military vessels at the shoal in an
effort to assert their sovereignty over the area.
Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez said that no dates or
exact areas had yet been set for the Philippine fishing ban.
But he added that Philippine ships at the shoal, which sits about 140 miles
from the main Philippine island of Luzon, would remain in the area.
China, which claims almost all of the South China Sea, says it has imposed the
fishing ban every year since 1999 to protect “maritime biological
resources”.
Vietnam, which also claims part of the South China Sea, has complained that
the Chinese fishing ban violates its EEZ, and has lodged a formal protest.
The Philippines also said it will lose out on about 2,000 Chinese tourists a
year because of the dispute after Chinese travel agencies suspended trips.
Philippine Tourism Undersecretary Maria Victoria Jasmin said tour groups
booked for May had been cancelled, reportedly on the request of Chinese
tourism authorities.
“The effect was immediate but we hope it will be temporary,” she
told AFP.
China is the fourth largest tourist market for the Philippines, with the
average Chinese tourist staying about three days and spending $100-200 a day.
Source: AFP
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