evidence: It was 2013 and he was fishing at Panatag – or Scarborough Shoal – a triangular-shaped coral reef about 120 nautical miles from his home at Masinloc, a few hours north-west of Manila. [...] China has long claimed sovereignty over Scarborough and other shoals, reefs and barren islands in the West Philippine Sea. It sits inside the Philippines' exclusive economic zone but is also part of the broader South China Sea. [...] China this month reiterated its claim to Scarborough Shoal in a statement retaliating to an online attack by the Philippines' Foreign Secretary, Teodoro Locsin. It also denied there were armed militia on any of its vessels.