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    • Closed fishing season in Visayas seen creating 'artificial' shortages 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, November 17, 2021, on page S1/8)
      The three-month closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea is expected to cause an “artificial” shortage of fish with a knock-on effect on inflation, an organization of fishermen said. The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang ...
    • Duterte wrong on fish data — political analysts 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T. (BusinessWorld, April 26, 2021, on page S1/10)
      The South China Sea is a major fish source for the Philippines that is crucial to its food security, political analysts said on Sunday, belying President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s claim that it couldn’t quarrel with China over ...
    • Fisherfolk group renews call against Manilad's use of Laguna de Bay 

      Lim, Janina C. (BusinessWorld, December 7, 2017, on page S1/10)
      A fisherfolk group has renewed calls for the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) to terminate its deal with Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (MWSI), which allowed the company to tap Laguna de Bay as the main source of ...
    • Fisherfolk urge navy to drive away China ships in disputed sea 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, June 25, 2021, on page S1/12)
      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 ...
    • Fishermen object to proposed offshore mining in Pangasinan 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, September 14, 2021, on page S1/10)
      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 ...
    • Fishers to raise DENR dismantling order in global food system 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, September 24, 2021, on page S1/10)
      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 ...
    • Fishers' group says 15,000 people to lose livelihood from dismantling order in Manila Bay 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, August 27, 2021, on page S1/10)
      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 ...
    • Fishers' group to wage boycott campaign vs imported fish 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, October 6, 2021, on page S1/10)
      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 ...
    • Fishing association opposes plan to import 60,000 MT 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, August 30, 2021, on page S1/5)
      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 ...
    • Group says fishermen have lost 70% of income due to Chinese presence in Scarborough Shoal 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, May 28, 2021, on page S1/10)
      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 ...
    • Organization of fishermen seeks gov’t help for members 

      Ochave, Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, November 19, 2021, on page S1/2)
      The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA), an organization of small fishermen, said the government needs to provide aid to small fisherfolk during the three-month closed fishing season in the ...