Members of fisherfolk group "Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas" (PAMALAKAYA) staged a protest in front of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) office in Quezon City on Friday, August 5, challenging DENR Secretary Ma. Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga to “take a stand...
BOLINAO, Pangasinan – Three fishermen from Subic, Zambales whose fishing boat capsized 30 nautical miles Northwest of Bolinao were rescued Sunday morning, July 3, three days after the incident. Photo via Liezle Inigo Lt Col. Resty Santos, chief of Bolinao police, identified the three fishermen as...
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...
Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, May 27, welcomed the incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr.,’s plan to uphold a 2016 decision by The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) that favored the Philippine’s diplomatic protest against...
The city government of Las Piñas launched the “Kadiwa Sa Pamahalaan Tuloy-tuloy na Serbisyo sa Agri-Negosyo” to help farmers and fishermen in selling their goods at lower prices. Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the program was launched on Friday, May 13, at the Las Piñas Admin Building from 8:00...
Vice Presidential candidate and Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is not about to give up just yet. Senator Francis Pangilinan (Photo from Team Kiko) Pangilinan, who is the running mate of Vice President Leni Robredo, said the truth will always prevail, as he refused to bow out of the fight....
Senatorial candidate and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday said the government would have to invest more substantially in the agriculture sector if it wants to attract a new generation of farmers and ensure food security for the country. Citing data from the World...
The 22 fishermen, whose boat was rammed by a Chinese fishing vessel in the West Philippine Sea in 2019, issued a manifesto of support for the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo. Vice President Leni Robredo holds a dialogue with Gem-Ver fishermen during a visit to Occidental Mindoro on...
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...
CAGAYAN – Concerned agencies have been tapped to help the Philippine Coast Guard rescuers find the two fishermen who went missing off the coast of Claveria. The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office MDRRMO has coordinated with Cagayan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and...
A non-government organization (NGO) advocating for the welfare of Filipino fishermen urged the national government Wednesdsy, March 16, to act on the reported overfishing of Chinese commercial vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). (File photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard/MANILA BULLETIN)...
Filipino fishermen shouldn't be left behind by the private sector as far as senatorial candidate Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro is concerned. (Fredrik Ohlander/ Unsplash) Teodoro on Wednesday, March 2 encouraged the private sector to partner up with local fishermen and include them in their value chain in...
