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    • DENR urged to revoke ECCs issued to three Manila Bay reclamation projects 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, February 13, 2019, on page 1-4)
      Three Manila Bay reclamation projects already issued with environment compliance certificates (ECCs) are located at the southern part of the bay which was already declared by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...
    • DENR urged: Stop granting permits for reclamation projects 

      Marcelo, Elizabeth (The Philippine Star, November 22, 2018, on page 12)
      Fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamalakaya Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) yesterday called on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to stop granting permits for reclamation projects in coastal ...
    • DENR, BFAR move to protect tawilis 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen; Marcelo, Elizabeth (The Philippine Star, January 27, 2019, on page 12)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) may have failed to fully implement the closed fishing season in Taal Lake that placed tawilis on the list of endangered species. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...
    • Dismantle fish ages- fishermen 

      Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, August 1, 2016, on page A3)
      Militant fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya-Pilipinas) on Sunday welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to dismantle vast tracts of private fish pens in Laguna de Bay. ...
    • Dismantle fish pens,fishers demand 

      (Manila Standard, February 14, 2017, on page A3)
      The militant fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya), together with environmental alliance Save Laguna lake Movement,on Monday staged a picket in the offices of the Laguna Lake ...
    • DOH warns vs formalin-tainted imported galunggong 

      Crisostomo, Sheila; Cervantes, Ding; Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, August 23, 2018, on page 1-6)
      Health Secretary Francisco Duque III yesterday warned the public against the consumption of imported galunggong (round scad) from China that are allegedly tainted with formalin. In a press conference, Duque said formalin ...
    • Duterte bent on raising SCS ruling with Xi 

      Romero, Alexis; Romero, Paolo; Flores, Helen; Cervantes, Ding (The Philippine Star, August 12, 2019, on page 4)
      China’s refusal to recognize the arbitral ruling on the South China Sea would not deter President Duterte from invoking the landmark decision during his visit to China this month, Malacañang said yesterday. The 2016 ...
    • Duterte: US to blame for China sea actions 

      Laude, Jaime; Cervantes, Ding (The Philippine Star, March 25, 2017, on page 1-6)
      It was the inaction of the United States that emboldened China to aggressively assert its claim in the South China Sea and the West Philippine Sea, including building artificial islands, many of which have evolved into ...
    • Enforce fisheries laws—BFAR 

      Gonazales, Anna Leah E.; Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, October 13, 2016, on page C2)
      Stronger law enforcement are needed to achieve sustainable fisheries and seafood self-sufficiency in the Philippines, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources National Director Eduardo Gongona said. Relatedly, the Angono, ...
    • EX-DFA Chief calls for next strategy to press Beijing on sea row 

      Aning, Jerome; Ramos, Marlon; Ramos, Mariejo; Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 1, 2019, on page A2)
      The Philippine government should keep on raising with China the issue of the 2016 arbitral award that nullified Beijing's overreaching claims on the West Philippine Sea, former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said on ...
    • Fish check 

      (BusinessWorld, August 23, 2018, on page S1/10)
      The Department of Health on Wednesday advised the public to report formalin use in fish and other seafood products in the markets after the fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas ...
    • Fish from Taal Lake safe to eat, says fisheries body 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, January 21, 2020, on page A7)
      Despite the eruption of Taal Volcano, the consumption of fish from Taal Lake is safe, according to the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA- BFAR). The volcano sits on top of the lake. ...
    • Fisherfolk group denounces PRA's reclamation plans. 

      Marcelo, Elizabeth (The Philippine Star, June 8, 2017, on page B4)
      A small fisherfolk folk group from Manila Bay under the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) trooped to the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) office in Makati to call for the abolition ...
    • Fisherfolk group slams govt for inaction in kagitingan Reef 

      Casas, Bill (Manila Standard, January 6, 2018, on page A3)
      The militant fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas on Friday slammed President Rodrigo Duterte and the Armed Forces of the Philippines for allowing China to convert the Kagitingan Reef, ...
    • Fisherfolk group to defy ban on catching galunggong 

      Cervantes, Ding (The Philippine Star, November 9, 2015, on page 14)
      The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said that small fishermen would defy the three-month, government-imposed ban on catching galunggong (roundscad) in Northern Palawan. The Philippines ...
    • Fisherfolk laud DENR for mining shutdowns 

      Terrazola, Vanne Elaine P. (Manila Bulletin, February 18, 2017, on page 2)
      A fisherfolk group has lauded Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Gina Lopez for revoking the mining agreements of 75 undeveloped mine operations near watersheds. The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang ...
    • Fisherfolk raise concern over Manila Bay’s ‘discoloration’ 

      Ocampo, Karl R.; Valenzuela, Nikka G.; Chiu, Patricia Denise M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 28, 2020, on page A4)
      Social media went abuzz the past few days after some parts of Manila Bay turned turquoise. While some netizens claimed that “mother nature is healing” due to the restriction of movement in the densely populated Metro Manila, ...
    • Fisherfolk rejects 'joint research' in Benham Rise 

      Casas, Bill (Manila Standard, January 17, 2018, on page A3)
      The militant fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas on Tuesday lambasted the Department of Foreign Affairs for allowing China, in partnership with the Philippines, to conduct an unspecified ...
    • Fisherfolk seek guidelines on quarantine 

      Villanueva, Rhodina; Cervantes, Ding (The Philippine Star, March 15, 2020, on page 10)
      The fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) is seeking “clear and comprehensive fishing guidelines” in Manila Bay while the government is enforcing a community quarantine in ...
    • Fisherfolk urge Noynoy to suspend Fisheries Code's implementation 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, June 12, 2010, on page A-28)
      Some 50 fisherfolk leaders and environmental activists urged Pres. Noynoy Aquino to suspend the implementation of the Fisheries Code of 1998 (RA No. 8550) due its failure to protect the livelihood and marine environment ...