The Philippine government was told for the nth time to step up its crackdown versus foreign poachers in the West Philippine Sea. Such a call was made in response to China’s annual three-and-a-half-month fishing ban in the South China Sea, which covers the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone...
A fisherfolk group on Tuesday, May 18, said the “submissive and mendicant" foreign policies of the Duterte administration have encouraged China to be more aggressive on its intrusion of the country’s marine territories. Photo of Chinese vessels spotted at the Julian Felipe Reef on March 27,...
The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said livelihood of Filipino fisherfolk adversely affected by Chinese incursion in the West Philippine Sea is “not a joke.” Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) (Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN) The...
The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Thursday, May 6, called on incoming Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Lieutenant General Guillermo Eleazar to put and end to the “culture of impunity” in the country. Lieutenant General Guillermo Eleazar In a...
A fishers' group on Wednesday, May 5, urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to provide subsidy to local goods producers to ensure stable supply of agricultural and fishery products in the country. (Unsplash) Reacting to DA's request to farmers and fishers to supply their products in Metro Manila...
The Philippine government’s failure to address the illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is resulting in billions worth of losses in terms of fish catch and revenues. Asis Perez, former director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR),...
Fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) has filed three petitions urging the United Nations (UN) to act on the continued incursion of Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea. Chinese vessels are spotted at the Julian Felipe Reef within the...
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said it is “strongly committed” to fulfilling its mandate in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and other coastal communities in the Philippines. This is amid the lingering presence of hundreds of Chinese boats in the West Philippine Sea WPS. In a...
Aside from battling the existing health crisis, millions of Filipinos continue to suffer from hunger and food insecurity caused by increasing food prices and unemployment rates. Despite all the hardships brought about by the pandemic, Filipinos do not forget to spread acts of kindness. The latest...
A bill seeking to distribute financial and production support amounting to P15,000 to at least one million small fisherfolks in the country has been filed in Congress. This, as the income of small fishermen already went down to as low as P150 per fishing trip more than a year into the pandemic. In...
Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) has reported an increase in fish unloading in major ports in the country, with most of the fish brought to Navotas Fish Port Complex, the largest fish port in Southeast Asia. Based on PFDA’s weekly monitoring, there was a 3-percent increase in the...
The national fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) is planning to launch an education drive among fishermen about the necessity of COVID-19 vaccines. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) This, as the group appealed for free and massive...
