Fishing ban during ‘Balikatan’ strains livelihoods in Zambales

SAN ANTONIO, ZAMBALES, Philippines — For 69-year-old Ranny Agasa, a fisherman in Barangay San Miguel, the sea has been both a workplace and a lifeline since he was 10 years old. But in recent years, he said that the rhythm of daily fishing has become increasingly uncertain, especially during large-scale military exercises that temporarily close