The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the Department of Agriculture (DA) for billions of unspent funds and accounting "irregularities" prompting several farmers’ groups to slam the government agency led by Agriculture Secretary William Dar. Agriculture Secretary William Dar (Photo courtesy of...
A fisherfolk group on Saturday, Aug. 7, has called on the Chinese government to respect the rights of Filipino fishermen, after Filipino fishers and authorities rescued two distressed Chinese fishermen off the coast of Palawan last week. (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The Pambansang Lakas ng...
A fishers' group on Wednesday, Aug. 4, urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to coordinate with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) to issue "clear directives" exempting agri-fishery products from strict border control points during...
(KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The government has been urged to provide assistance to small fishers and farmers in Central Luzon, whose livelihoods have been affected by the recent typhoon and heavy monsoon rains. Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya)...
Fishers' group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) has prodded Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to protect the Philippine marine territory against Chinese vessels. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, PAMALAKAYA said PCG "should strive for the expulsion of Chinese...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque revealed his plans to go to Bajo de Masinloc and the Kalayaan Islands in the West Philippine Sea to check if Filipinos were really being barred from fishing in the disputed waters. Members of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and some Filipino fishermen in the West...
Fishers' group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) on Wednesday, July 14, prodded maritime authorities to conduct an investigation on the ground to verify and substantiate the report that Chinese chips have been discharging wastes in the West Philippine Sea....
The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) urged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to deny an environmental permit the Dumaguete reclamation project over its "environmental and socio-economic impacts." (Dumaguete City FB page) In a statement,...
Declaring only a portion of the Philippine Rise as a protected area is not enough to uphold the country’s territorial rights over the resource-rich marine waters, a militant fisher’s group said. Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang...
The unutilized P18 billion funds under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2) is "crucial" for poor Filipinos in the face of the economic crisis brought about by the pandemic and the government's "insufficient" response, militant fisher's group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya...
A fisherfolk group has urged the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to evaluate the damages caused by the recent Taal Volcano eruption to fisheries and aquaculture. Owners and caretakers attend to their fish cages as they continue with their normal lives in Agoncillo, Batangas amid...
Militant fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) adds to the growing opposition against President Duterte’s suggestion of arming civilian volunteers to help in the government’s anti-criminality drive. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a statement on...
