In time for the observance of World Fisheries Day, a Filipino fisherfolk group denounced the “continued reclamation projects” in the Philippines. Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Monday, Nov. 21, held a kinetic protest at the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic...
After it opposed the importation of 25,000 metric tons of fish until January 2023, a fisherfolk group dared President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to ban imported fish from China. “Nakakabahalang pangunahing pinanggagalingan ng ating inaangkat na isda ay China, ang bansang nangangamkam at...
Small-scale Filipino fishermen expressed their opposition to the national government’s plan to import 25,000 metric tons of fish amid the closed fishing season which will last until January 2023. A fisherman in Cavite (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang...
Members of fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya), together with climate advocates and various marginalized sectors, are set to mount a local climate strike to reiterate their calls for climate justice. (Photo courtesy of Pamalakaya) “, Filipino...
Fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (KMP) on Tuesday, Nov. 8, disclosed that several Filipino fishermen are still enduring the destruction that tropical cyclone Paeng left. Paeng, the country’s 16th tropical cyclone in 2022 and the fourth in the month of...
A group of progressive fisherfolk has urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to mobilize its calamity funds for boat distribution and livelihood rehabilitation for fishers affected by the onslaught of Typhoon Paeng. A fisherman in Cavite (Manila Bulletin File Photo) In a statement released,...
A fishers group has expressed disappointment on President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr.'s (PBBM) absence for this year's celebration of World Food Day, saying that skipping such an important event reflects "insincerity to address the ongoing food crisis" in the country. President Ferdinand...
A group of progressive fisherfolk has urged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to revoke the 21 environmental compliance certificates (ECCs) it issued for the reclamation projects in Manila Bay. Fishers’ group Pamalakaya trooped to the DENR Central Office on Friday, Aug....
A group of fisherfolk on Tuesday, Sept. 27, asked the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to mobilize its disaster funds to rehabilitate and provide relief to fishing communities affected by Super Typhoon Karding. Fishermen (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) In a statement, the Pambansang...
Fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) warned against the continuation of ‘ill-conceived” projects, reiterating that the 2023 budget that will be granted to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) should be used for “actual...
Fishermen have barely recovered from the surge of oil prices in the past months and the new round of price hike for diesel and kerosene set this week will be an added burden to them. A fisherman in Cavite (Manila Bulletin/ File Photo) As such, activist fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang...
Members of the fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) stood their ground on Friday, Aug. 26, as they air their collective objection against reclamation projects in the country. Fishers’ group Pamalakaya trooped to the DENR Central Office on Friday,...
