'This is worth some money.' Falling debris from a Chinese rocket showered opportunity and intrigue on a remote fishing village in the Philippines.
POBLACION, Philippines—The skies over the island of Mindoro are usually undisturbed, and many villagers push off around 3 a.m. to stake out the best fishing spots before first light.
Andryan Pelayo returns most days with styrofoam coolers full of grouper. On an early morning in November, he spotted an unusual catch bobbing in the water—a 20-foot long piece of metal. “My first thought was, ‘This is worth some money,’” the 30-year-old fisherman recalls.
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