Filipino fishermen, amid the continuous oil price hikes, are now being forced to seek alternative jobs to make ends meet. Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) warned of the possible impacts of the continuous oil price hikes, saying that if not resolved this could harm...
Fisherfolk group Pamalakaya, on Monday morning, Oct. 17, trooped to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR) Central Office together with other progressive groups to demand the scrapping of environmental compliance certificates (ECCs) for Manila Bay reclamation projects....
A peasant group on Sunday, Oct. 2, once again called on the national government to provide much-needed compensation to cyclone-affected farmers and fishermen. Brgy. Salangan in San Miguel, Bulacan still submerged in flood on Sept. 26, 2022 after the onslaught of Super Typhoon Karding. (MARK...
A fisherfolk group urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to discontinue the country’s importation policies amid the further devaluation of Philippine peso. (FLICKR / MANILA BULLETIN) Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) called on the Marcos...
A fisherfolk group dared President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to pursue peace negotiations with groups that advance “reasonable aspirations of any civilized society.” (Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas) Manila Regional Trial Court’s junking of the Department of...
In time for the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), a fisherfolk group told President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to reassert the country’s rights over the West Philippine Sea. West Philippine Sea (Photo courtesy of AFP) Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas...
Filipino fishermen, on Thursday, Sept. 15, requested for an immediate onsite investigation on the alleged dismantling of fishing structures for a 650-hectare reclamation project in Navotas City. Fisherman (Pixabay) Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya), in a letter...
Fishers, together with other Philippine-based environmental organizations, vowed to continuously defend and protect the Philippine marine and aquatic resources. Fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Sunday, Sept. 11 aired its goal to further protect...
Fishers opposed the renegotiation of joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea with China “regardless of the sharing agreement.” West Philippine Sea (Photo courtesy of AFP) Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) maintained their stand and opposed the...
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...
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,...
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,...
