MARIVELES, Bataan: Mayor Jesse Concepcion of this town on Monday appealed to President Benigno Aquino 3rd to do something to protect Filipino fishermen from harassment in the Scarborough Shoal by the Chinese Coast Guard.

“Sana aksiyunan ito agad ng mahal na Pangulo. Kung maaari idispatch ang Philippine Coast Guard para protektahan ang ating mga kababayan sa Scarborough Shoal. Ibang bansa ang naghahari, eh sa atin ito [I wish for immediate action from the President. If possible, dispatch Philippine Coast Guard units to protect our fishermen in the area. A foreign country is literally ruling this part of the sea],” he added.

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