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    • Fisherfolk want businessmen out of Laguna lake rehabilitation 

      Alcober, Neil A. (The Manila Times, January 6, 2017, on page A8)
      The militant fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) told the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) on Thursday to stop meddling in the Laguna de Bay master plan ...
    • Fisherfolk want moratorium on boat, fish registration 

      Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, February 7, 2017, on page A3)
      The militant fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas on Monday called for a temporary suspension of some of the provisions on the amended Fisheries Code of 1998 or Republic Act 10654, ...
    • Fisherfolk: Demolish fish pens 

      Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, April 1, 2017, on page A3)
      On the deadline of the fish pen demolition, the fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) and the environmental alliance Save Laguna Lake Movement urged authorities to hasten the ...
    • Fisheries Code blamed for low fish production 

      Casas, Bill (Manila Standard, January 8, 2018, on page A6)
      A fisherfolk group on Sunday blamed the dwindling municipal fish production to the repressive provisions of the amended Fisheries Code under the Republic Act 10654, including its registration and licensing requirements. ...
    • Fisheries reform law needed—Pamalakaya 

      Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, September 18, 2016, on page C2)
      The fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Friday said that Senator Francis Pangilinan was out of touch with reality for stating that the fisheries sector could be an ...
    • Fishermen and Duterte 

      (Malaya, May 30, 2016, on page B4)
      The Pambansang Pamalakaya ng Pilipinas has found a reason to be excited recent pronouncements and actions by President Rodrigo Duterte on the issue of the fishing, especially in traditional Filipino fishing grounds such ...
    • Fishermen bear brunt of fishkill as fish prices fall to ₱2/kg 

      Mallari, Delfin Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 10, 2011, on page A10)
      Fishermen are bearing the brunt of the effects of a fishkill in Taal Lake that destroyed at least P190 million worth of tilapia and bangus, and brought prices of other fish from the lake plummeting to as low as P2 per ...
    • Fishermen demand probe of Acosta 

      Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, August 9, 2016, on page A6)
      The fisherman’s Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) demanded the investigation of Laguna Lake Development Authority General Manager Nereus Acosta over the proliferation of fish pens and ...
    • Fishermen fear displacement 

      Cervantes, Ding (The Philippine Star, November 23, 2016, on page 1-8)
      Declaring the lagoon at Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal a marine sanctuary might again deprive Filipino fishermen of their right to livelihood and access to fishing zones. In a statement, the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang ...
    • Fishermen join protest vs. TRAIN 

      Villanueva, Rhodina; Cervantes, Ding (The Philippine Star, January 13, 2018, on page 7)
      A group of militant fishermen has joined the chorus of protests against the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN), warning of the new law’s negative impact on earnings stemming from spikes in fuel prices. In a ...
    • Fishermen lambast galunggong importation 

      Cervantes, Ding (The Philippine Star, August 19, 2018, on page B3)
      A group representing the country’s small fisherfolks decried yesterday the government’s plan to allow the liberal importation of scud fish or galunggong. Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) ...
    • Fishermen lament marginalization 

      Burgos, Nestor Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 21, 2012, on page A9)
      Small fisherfolk organizations from 15 countries deplore the massive marginalization of small-scale fishing and are calling for the overhaul of international and national policies on fishing. Fisheries programs have increased ...
    • Fishermen vs reclamation threaten suit 

      Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 23, 2012, on page A11)
      Fisherfolk groups on Monday threatened to file criminal and administrative charges against Environment Secretary Ramon Paje if he continued to ignore their demands to stop land reclamation projects in Manila Bay and other ...
    • Fishermen's group to gov't: Reform fishing laws, address registration woes 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, January 8, 2018, on page 4)
      A fishermen’s group blamed the dwindling catch in municipal waters to the provisions of the amended Fisheries Code under the Republic Act 10654, including the registration and licensing schemes. The Pambansang Lakas ng ...
    • Fishers doubt her stance on coastal ecotourism 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 28, 2016, on page A8)
      While praising her for her standing steadfastly against mining, a militant group has urged incoming Environment Secretary Regina Lopez to also oppose ecotourism projects that displace fisherfolk from their communities.
    • Fishers group criticizes DENR over Manila Bay rehab claim 

      Casas, Willie (Manila Standard, January 28, 2020, on page A6)
      The decrease of coliform levels in certain areas of Manila Bay does not equate to development of the rehabilitation, as it still does not address the sources of pollution that deteriorates its marine environment, a statement ...
    • Fishers group rejects galunggong importation 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, November 29, 2019, on page A4)
      The National fishers' group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamalaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) urged The Department og Agriculture (DA) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to junk their plan to import 45, 000 ...
    • Fishers group rejects more US military base in PH 

      Fernandez, Daniza; Go, Joshua (Panay News, November 24, 2022, on page 4-15)
      A fishers’ group rejected on Tuesday further construction of United States (US) military bases in the Philippines and accused Vice President Kamala Harris of aiming to anger China with her visit. The Armed Forces of the ...
    • Fishers group urges boycott of imported galunggong 

      Cervantes, Ding (Philippine Star, August 28, 2018, on page 6)
      A group of fishermen yesterday vowed to campaign for a nationwide boycott of imported galunggong (round scad), insisting that while the imports are expected to cost less than local harvest, they are a health hazard. “We ...
    • Fishers group: Thriving reefs one reason to save Manila Bay 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, May 3, 2019, on page 2)
      A local fisherfolk group cited the recent discovery of thriving coral reefs as another reason to protect Manila Bay from massive reclamation projects. “It is crystal clear that Manila Bay is alive and well; it is still the ...