Fishers' group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) on Wednesday, Oct. 27, said that it is seeking the shutdown of Manila's dolomite beach after its "superspreader" opening. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "Aside from holding the officials accountable over the...
Fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Tuesday, Oct. 26, urged the government to compel oil companies to disclose their process of domestic oil pricing amid the series as oil price hikes. Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas “In...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) are in talks about the possible implementation of a gasoline discount mechanism in the fisheries sector, one of the most hit farm sub-sectors by the incessant rise in gasoline prices. In a briefing Monday, Oct. 25, DA...
The average income of a small fisherfolk who regularly consumes diesel plunged following the series of oil price hikes, a fisherfolk group said Sunday, Oct. 24. Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said a...
Opposition presidential aspirants are urged to undo the Philippines’ reliance on imported food, which was allegedly worsened by the pro-importation policy of the Duterte administration. “Public servants especially at the national level must address the most basic need of Filipinos: food. Yet,...
A fisher's group on Wednesday, Oct. 6, dared former Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Spokesperson Celine Pialago to seek a barangay post first before a partylist list seat. Celine Pialago (Photo from Comelec) Pialago filed Malasakit Movement Partylist's certificate of nomination and...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) expects the entry of cheaper, imported fish in two weeks as part of the efforts of the government to tame food prices. Agriculture Undersecretary Ariel Cayanan said during a briefing on Monday, Oct. 4 that the issuance of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Import...
TIGHT WATCH – Crew members of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel BRP Cabra monitor the departure of seven Chinese militia vessels from the Sabina Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on April 27, 2021. (Philippine Coast Guard) A national federation of fisherfolk organizations on Tuesday, Sept. 28,...
The controversial black sand mining project in Lingayen Gulf, which obtained government approval in 2020, is seen affecting the country’s fish production given the area’s significant fisheries output, particularly bangus. Bangus In a briefing on Monday, Tugon Kabuhayan convenor and former...
Various groups opposing the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' (DENR's) order to dismantle fishing structures in the Manila Bay have warned of bringing their concern before an international committee as the demolition activity, which is set Saturday, sees no sign of stopping. Beverly...
Small-scale fisherfolk will benefit from the rehabilitation and dismantling of illegal fishing structures in the Manila Bay, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Usec. Benny Antiporda said Wednesday, Sept. 8. Antiporda made the assurance as several fisherfolk and fishers' group...
Thousands of fisherfolk—already suffering from the COVID-19 crisis—are at risk of losing livelihood as the national government is set to demolish structures they have built for mussels and oysters farming in the Manila Bay. Members of fishers' group PAMALAKAYA (Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang...
