The West Philippine Sea is one of the most conflicted areas in the world, with various countries such as the Philippines, China, Vietnam, and others in the Asia Pacific claiming territorial rights in the disputed region.

Given the heightened tensions between Manila and Beijing, we decided to look for incidents that fit our show’s genre.

We found one that happened in 2013 under the Aquino administration.

On May 9, 2013, a 65-year-old Taiwanese Fisherman named Huang Shih-Cheng, who was aboard a fishing boat, was shot dead by members of the Philippine Coast Guard aboard a surveillance ship.

The incident happened in the Balintang Channel, where the Philippines and Taiwan’s Exclusive Economic Zones overlap.

At the time, the incident strained the diplomatic relations between Manila and Taipei, affecting the livelihood of overseas Filipino workers in Taiwan.

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