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Fishers' group to wage boycott campaign vs imported fish
Fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) is preparing a nationwide boycott campaign against the government’s plan to import fish. “It would be a campaign to boycott the imported ...
- October 6, 2021
Fishing association opposes plan to import 60,000 MT
The government's plan to import 60,000 metric tons (MT) of fish to augment supply during the closed fishing season has met with opposition from the association of small fishermen. The chairman of the Pambansang Lakas ng ...
- August 30, 2021
Fisherfolk urge navy to drive away China ships in disputed sea
A group of fishers on Thursday asked the Philippine government to send its navy to drive away Chinese vessels in the South China Sea within the country’s exclusive economic zone. “It is without a doubt that the vessels ...
- June 25, 2021
Fishermen object to proposed offshore mining in Pangasinan
Fishermen expressed opposition to the proposed offshore mining in Lingayen Gulf that will cover five coastal towns in Pangasinan, citing its potential effects to livelihood. Bobby Roldan, Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang ...
- September 14, 2021
Fishers' group says 15,000 people to lose livelihood from dismantling order in Manila Bay
The scheduled dismantling of allegedly illegal fishing structures in Manila Bay poses a threat to the livelihood of fisherfolks across four coastal towns in Cavite, according to fisher's group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang ...
- August 27, 2021
Group says fishermen have lost 70% of income due to Chinese presence in Scarborough Shoal
The income of Filipino fishermen operating in coastal areas near the West Philippine Sea have dropped by around 70% per trip since last year due to Chinese presence in the Scarborough Shoal, a militant fishers’ group said ...
- May 28, 2021
Fishers to raise DENR dismantling order in global food system
Fishefolk and civil society organizations seek to raise the dismantling order of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) at the Global People’s Summit on Food Systems. Ronnel Arambulo, Pambansang Lakas ...
- September 24, 2021