Fishers to file complaint before UN on West PH dispute
The Chinese embassy issued a statement saying that it has allowed Filipino fishermen to fish in the West Philippine Sea “out of goodwill.”
Fishers to file complaint before UN on West PH dispute
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On Duterte’s visit to PH Rise| ‘All but a PR stunt’ – fisherfolk group
On Duterte’s visit to PH Rise| ‘All but a PR stunt’ – fisherfolk group
“It would only be convincing if Duterte himself would sail to the disputed waters and pressure China to surrender their irrational claim over almost the entire South China Sea.”
Chinese casino to replace local businesses in Boracay
Chinese casino to replace local businesses in Boracay
"We do not object the rehabilitation of Boracay, it must have been done before. But we will not let a foreign company to enter and plunder our resources and violate our patrimony in the name of profit."
Groups protest continuing invasion of China in West Philippine Sea
Groups protest continuing invasion of China in West Philippine Sea
MANILA -- Multisectoral groups led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) trooped in front of the Chinese Consulate in Makita on Feb. 10 to denounce the continuing invasion of the West Philippine Sea. China was reportedly building an airtstrip in the Philippine...
Gov’t called to develop marine research, junk joint research with China
Gov’t called to develop marine research, junk joint research with China
"We don’t actually need China or any other country in exploring the potentials of our natural resources if the government is sincere in developing and maintaining our research facilities.”
Fisherfolk group slams joint research with China in PH Rise
Fisherfolk group slams joint research with China in PH Rise
“The ‘joint research’ is clearly a new manipulative move by China for territorial expansion and usurpation.”
World Fisheries Day: On calm seas, the fishers rage
World Fisheries Day: On calm seas, the fishers rage
Progressive fishers decried what they called "fascism in the sea."
Navotas fisherfolk hold fluvial protest vs reclamation, demolition
Navotas fisherfolk hold fluvial protest vs reclamation, demolition
A reclamation project threatens to bring loss of livelihood and homes to Navotas fisherfolk.
Fisherfolk, urban poor suspect deliberate burning down of their community
Fisherfolk, urban poor suspect deliberate burning down of their community
“All we need right after the fire tragedy is speedy government support and economic aid. We don’t want to be displaced from our community because it means taking us away from our sources of livelihood.”
Fisherfolk, residents oppose ‘wholesale destruction’ of Laguna Lake
Fisherfolk, residents oppose ‘wholesale destruction’ of Laguna Lake
'Aquino and his heir apparent, Mar Roxas, want to reorient the Laguna de Bay from a rich and abundant fishing lake to a world-class commercial hub for money-making ventures of the rich, all at the expense of fishers’ lives.'
Fisher folk groups protest Chinese aggression in West Ph Sea
Fisher folk groups protest Chinese aggression in West Ph Sea
“It is a huge suffering for the fishermen, especially for their families. If you have no money and your pots are empty, what will happen to you?”
Group slams fisheries law: We are 16 years a slave
Group slams fisheries law: We are 16 years a slave
In its updated paper entitled 16 years of Fisheries Code, Filipino Fisherfolk Still Fish in Troubled Waters, Pamalakaya asserted that Republic Act No. 8550 or the Philippine Fisheries Law of 1998 failed to raise the standard of living of small fisherfolk and was very dismal in protecting marine and inland environment from destruction by corporate interests.
Don’t use fishermen as pawns, collateral damage in Philippine-China dispute – fisherfolk group
Don’t use fishermen as pawns, collateral damage in Philippine-China dispute – fisherfolk group
"The AFP wants the big brother in Washington DC to come in like a wrecking ball at the West Philippine Sea even if it means the complete surrender of Philippine sovereignty to the US.” – Pamalakaya
Tacloban fishers urged to fight for their rights, defy no-build zone policy
Tacloban fishers urged to fight for their rights, defy no-build zone policy
"Ordinary people are being banned but big business groups are being welcomed. See. That is the real score in this off-limits zone policy of the Aquino administration." – Pamalakaya
Video: Floating dreamsSending UN peacekeeping forces to Spratlys dangerous – fisherfolk group
Sending UN peacekeeping forces to Spratlys dangerous – fisherfolk group
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA -- The Pambansang Lakas ng Mamamalakayang Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) has issued a demand that the Benigno Aquino III administration stop its plans to ask the United Nations to send a peacekeeping force and help keep China...
AFP cuts down mangroves in Batangas
AFP cuts down mangroves in Batangas
By INA ALLECO SILVERIO Bulatlat.com Batangas - The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) is crying foul against what it said was an act of serious environmental destruction on the part of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The...
Aquino’s planned privatization of 38,000 foreshore lands for reclamation slammed
Aquino’s planned privatization of 38,000 foreshore lands for reclamation slammed
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA -- The fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) recently protested against reports that President Benigno Aquino III’s public-private partnership (PPP) schemes have...
Pamalakaya demands compensation for fishermen affected by Chevron oil spill
Pamalakaya demands compensation for fishermen affected by Chevron oil spill
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA -- An organization upholding the welfare of the country’s fisherfolk is taking oil company Chevron Philippines Inc. to task for an oil spill that has affected the livelihood of fishermen in Sitio Tawi-tawi, San Fernando...
Lake authority hit for having ulterior motives in reporting fish contamination
Lake authority hit for having ulterior motives in reporting fish contamination
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) claimed that eating tilapia lowers a child’s intelligence level. Fisherfolk organization Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) recently took umbrage...
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