Rappler joins the PCG, BFAR, and 25 Filipino fishing vessels as they install fish aggregating devices in Recto Bank – all under watch and occasional harassment from the China Coast Guard. As fisherfolk from Palawan are forced to venture father and farther away to get a decent catch, what else can government do to make sure they feel – and are – safe?

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