National Federation of Small Fisherfolk Organizations in the Philippines
“There are many fish in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine government just doesn’t want to take care of those. It is estimated that the potential annual yield for Panatag Shoal alone is about 5, 000 metric tons. While the fisheries output in the Kalayaan Group of Islands is about 3-5% annually,” Jerwin Baure, PAMALAKAYA resident fisheries expert and a member of AGHAM said in a statement.
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“We have been demanding for the defunding of the useless NTF ELCAC since last year, coinciding with our calls for support for the fisherfolk sector, who are among worse hit by the detrimental lockdown policies of the Duterte regime, on top that it is commonly known as ‘poorest of the poor,'” Fernando “Ka Pando” Hicap, Pamalakaya National Chairperson and former representative of Anakpawis Party-list.
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“As much as we want to continue replenishing community pantries with fresh fish, it seems unfeasible unless the government provides us with production subsidy to pump-prime our fishing production. Being one of the country’s food security frontliners, it is by right that we demand the government to help us sustain our livelihood through production aid,” Ronnel Arambulo, PAMALAKAYA leader based in Rizal province said in a statement.
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Manila, Philippines – “There are billions of funds being squandered by the government’s anti-communist task force for its ridiculous communist witch-hunt, yet the AFP whines about not having enough assets to patrol our territorial waters. The armed forces should be reminded that it is their constitutional mandate to protect the integrity of our national sovereignty, not to engage in outmoded McCarthyistic endeavors.” according to the militant fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) on Friday, in response to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) over its statement that it has “not enough assets to patrol” the West Philippine Sea amid the continuous presence of China in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
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“The government would let foreign mining firms to exploit and plunder our mountains, forests, and seas with all their might while we beg for alms in the form of taxes and other duties in return. There are many other ways to keep the restore the economy without exposing our natural resources to big mining interests,” Fernando Hicap, PAMALAKAYA National Chairperson said in a statement.
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Ang kailangan ngayon ng mga tao ay kumpletong doses ng vaccine, bakit tayo bibigyan ng 2nd dose ng buhangin?
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