National Federation of Small Fisherfolk Organizations in the Philippines
“We demand Mr. Parlade to tender his resignation anytime starting today, as he has no political and moral grounds to hold such position. The raging clamor against his malicious yet dangerous red-tagging spree deserves his military career, nothing less,” Pedro Gonzales, PAMALAKAYA Vice Chairman Emeritus said in a statement.
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PAMALAKAYA said they “welcome” the cancellation of the project, which would be funded by the China Construction & Communications Corporation (CCCC), a Chinese firm engaged in environmental destruction through large-scale reclamation in the South China Sea. Satellite images also showed that a subsidiary of CCCC dredging company operated most of its giant barges digging sand from the seabed and piling it on remote coral atolls in the Panganiban Reef, Zamora Reef, and Kagitingan Reef – all located in the Kalayaan Group of Islands in the West Philippine Sea.
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“This was not the first time, and definitely not the only Chinese dredging vessel to operate in our coastal waters. Local fishers have been lamenting the decrease of fish catch due to rampant dredging operations in the provinces of Zambales and Bataan. This operation harms the marine life through excavation of seabed and movement of solid particles, noise pollution, and blurring of water that drive away the fish,” Bobby Roldan, PAMALAKAYA Vice Chair for Luzon said in a statement sent to media outfits.
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“China can’t just order its naval forces to shoot anyone that they consider as foreigners to the maritime waters that they illegally claim. This legislation would heighten the antagonistic approach of Chinese militias against Filipino fishers conducting economic activities within our own fishing grounds. It deserves a strong condemnation and defiance not only from the Filipino people but also from the people of the claimant countries of the South China Sea,” Salvador France, Secretary General of PAMALAKAYA said during the protest.
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“China has all the right to enact their own law, don’t get us wrong. But they don’t have any right to enforce a stringent measure against Filipinos, not especially in our own fishing grounds,” Fernando Hicap, PAMALAKAYA National Chairperson said in a statement.
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“The Coast Guard Law was obviously part of strengthening China’s naval forces to swarm the West Philippine Sea; it is virtually a declaration of war against countries that are legitimate claimants of the Chinese-claimed marine territory. We fervently condemn China’s egregious display of aggression and military might,” Fernando Hicap, PAMALAKAYA National Chairperson said in a statement.
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