Fisher's group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) urged Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (DENR) Sec.Maria Antonia “Toni” Yulo-Loyzaga to deny an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) for the 650-hectare Navotas Coastal Bay Reclamation...
A fishers’ group told the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to focus on strengthening the country’s fisheries production in order to achieve food security. (Fredrik Ohlander/ Unsplash) Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya), on Tuesday, Aug. 23,...
More than 200 mussel farms and other fishing structures in Navotas City are scheduled to be dismantled, a move that is expected to affect around 1,000 local fishermen, mussel growers, and fish workers, a fishing group disclosed on Monday, Aug. 22. Fisherman (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) In a...
“ is not, and should not be a game of chances. Our livelihoods and the oil crisis should be addressed seriously.” This was what Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) Spokesperson Ronnel Arambulo said after receiving reports that fuel subsidy beneficiaries of the...
Local fishers were left with no choice but to look for alternative jobs apart from fishing amid the continuous fuel cost hike in the Philippines. A fisherman in Cavite (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) National Chairperson Fernando...
Members of the fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya), on Tuesday, April 5, held a “Pink Fluvial Parade” in Laguna de Bay hours ahead of the Leni-Kiko Grand People’s Rally in Antipolo City, Rizal. (Image courtesy of Pamalakaya) Before proceeding...
As part of its “tigil-palaot” or fishing strike protest amid the big-time oil price hike in the country, fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) suspended their fishing operations on Tuesday, March 15. The protests were simultaneously held in major...
Importation is not the solution to stabilize the price of fish in the market, an official of the fisher’s group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) reiterated on Sunday, Feb. 13. “Hindi totoo na ang importation ang solusyon para ma-stabilize natin ‘yung presyo...
Fishers' group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) called out China's “rampant plunder and destruction of marine resources" as it "adversely affect more than 600,000 Filipino fisherfolks" during a protest in Makati City on Thursday, Nov. 24. (Photo from Pamalakaya...
Visayan small fishermen are seeking economic aid of at least P10,000 a month as the Philippine government imposed the three-month closed fishing season within their area. In a statement, Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) said this will subsidize the small...
Members of the fisher’s group PAMALAKAYA push for their rights and stood against RA 10654 at the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources on Friday, Nov. 19. (Photo from PAMALAKAYA-Pilipinas) The members of fishers' group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas...
Visayan fishermen fear that there will be an artificial fish shortage – which could trigger an increase in fish prices – amid the implementation of a state-imposed three-month fishing ban within their coastal areas. In a statement, Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas...
