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Farmers laud Marcos' agriculture focus; fishers hit 'silence' on WPS
Peasant groups welcomed the declaration of President Marcos to immediately address problems besetting the agriculture sector but fishers’ groups lamented that the new Chief Executive failed to mention their right to fish ...
- July 2, 2022
Landbank expands center for farmers, fisherfolk
State-owned Land Bank of the Philippines recently unveiled its newest agricultural hub in Cagayan, the first such center in the province, in an effort to extend financial assistance to more farmers and fishers. The latest ...
- May 10, 2023
Cops, PCG vow to protect Quezon’s Lamon Bay vs illegal fishing
Police and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) officials in Quezon have assured local fisherfolk that they would intensify their patrol of the province’s waters to stop the activities of commercial fishers who have been reported ...
- January 26, 2024
Kin of fishers killed in WPS boat ramming await promised aid
Relatives and friends of the three fishermen who died in a boat ramming incident in the waters off Pangasinan province in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) appealed to the government to make true its promised assistance as ...
- October 9, 2023
Kalayaan mayor urges PH fishers to defy China.
The mayor of Kalayaan town, in the Spratlys, on Friday said he would encourage Filipino fishermen to ignore China’s new rules that require foreign fishermen to seek permission from Chinese regional authorities before ...
- January 11, 2014
Gem-Ver crew may settle for ₱6M from Chinese over sea collision
The representatives of the Chinese company that owns the steel-hulled trawler that damaged and abandoned the Filipino fishing boat Gem-Ver 1 have made a counteroffer of only P3.6 million in compensation, just about a quarter ...
- July 11, 2021
Our vanishing 'galunggong'
Two months ago, I had a Zoom meeting with fisherfolk from Zambales who complained that their fish catch had been dwindling because huge Chinese trawlers have been scooping the fish in their traditional fishing grounds in ...
- July 22, 2021