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Duterte’s “pro-mining pivot” another form of public betrayal – fishers’ group

May 20, 2021 pamalakayaweb Image, News Release

“Akin to his West Philippine Sea pretense, Mr. Duterte’s anti-mining stance was nothing but a false show, his crackdown against big mines was a toothless tiger merely declared for public image building. This administration’s pro-mining pivot adds to its records of environmental destruction and sell out of national patrimony. Duterte is a national traitor at its best in this respect,” Hicap said, referring to President Duterte’s “campaign joke” with regard to riding a jet ski to assert the West Philippine Sea. Ok

PAMALAKAYA rejects Chinese fishing ban in South China Sea; enhanced maritime patrols sought

May 19, 2021 pamalakayaweb News Release

“The Chinese fishing ban deserves a defiance both from the Filipino fishers, as well as fisherfolks from other claimant countries of South China Sea. The audacity of Beijing to impose a fishing ban in territorial waters that they have no any legal and political claims,” Bobby Roldan, PAMALAKAYA Vice Chair for Luzon said in a statement.

Enough with blame game, Duterte accountable over loss of WPS – fishers’ group

May 18, 2021 pamalakayaweb News Release

“President Duterte should quit playing the blame game and admit that his submissive and mendicant foreign policies, as well as non-assertion of our sovereign rights have emboldened China to be more aggressive on its intrusion of our marine territory. It is the Duterte administration that keeps on setting aside the arbitration ruling and putting our sovereignty as a bargaining chip in the name of economic investments and vaccine diplomacy that China would extend to the country,” Fernando Hicap, PAMALAKAYA National Chairperson said in a statement.

Pamalakaya Relief Distribution to Small Fisherfolk May 14, 2021, Bacoor City, Cavite

May 15, 2021 pamalakayaweb Image

Some of the fisherfolk beneficiaries from Brgy. Maliksi III and Talaba II of the relief distribution organized by Pamalakaya, from the Amihan peasant women organization and fishing rights youth advocates.

Fishers not joking when they said they lost control of Panatag Shoal – fishers’ group

May 12, 2021 pamalakayaweb News Release

“The lagoon inside Panatag Shoal provides us shelter from the storm. Aside from being a safe haven, it provides us abundant marine species that we could take back home after weeks of taking sanctuary,” Bobby Roldan said in a statement.

Immediate release of sickly peasant leader sought; Duterte blamed for endangering health of Canlas

May 10, 2021 pamalakayaweb Image, News Release

Manila, Philippines – “Every single day that peasant leader Joseph Canlas is deprived of liberty is a ticking time bomb for his life. The Duterte government is accountable for whatever would happen to Canlas because of his unjust and prolonged detention,” according to the national fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) on Monday, as it demanded the immediate and unconditional release of detained peasant activist Joseph Canlas over humanitarian grounds.