Filipino fishermen pin hopes on UN tribunal

INFANTA, Quezon: Jonathan Almandrez was chased away from the rich fishing grounds of a West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) lagoon by a Chinese patrol -- something he hopes will stop happening if the Philippines wins an international legal case against Beijing.

The incident at Scarborough Shoal, a necklace of reefs and rocks that Filipino fishermen say hosts some of the world’s most abundant marine life, is part of a long-running territorial row that sits at the heart of a UN-backed tribunal expected to rule in the coming weeks.