National Federation of Small Fisherfolk Organizations in the Philippines
“The government has been presenting unfounded claims from unreliable witnesses linking legal democratic organizations to the rebel movement which makes the latter targets of state-sponsored attacks and abuses. Red-tagging is baseless yet dangerous and deadly, simply put,” Fernando Hicap, PAMALAKAYA National Chairperson said in a statement.
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“Even with the closed fishing season, there are still many fish in the seas and in the market to choose from. No need to open our floodgates for imported fish because it threatens our local fishers whose fishery and marine products have been always outcompeted by imported ones,” Hicap said.
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PAMALAKAYA storms DA to demand release of calamity fund for typhoon-hit fisherfolk Manila, Philippines – The militant fishers’ group Pambansang[…]
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“Chinese aggression in the West Philippine Sea, encroachment of commercial fishing fleets within the municipal waters supposedly for small fishers, conversion of coastal and fishing areas into profit-oriented projects; these are among the many issues that propel our visual protest. This street exhibit pays tribute to our fisherfolk who stand against the stream of violence attempting to drown out the call for the recognition of fishing rights as basic human rights,” Mark Sanchez, an artist from SAKA said.
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“These are not just figures in reports; these are families, our food security front liners, and our fellow Filipinos. Strong typhoons after another struck and devastated coastal communities in the region, home to tens of thousands of fisherfolk. Considered as among the poorest sector in the country, these fishers lost almost everything they had. Although massive relief efforts helped these families to survive, they need long-term aid in a form of livelihood support to help them get back on their feet and resume their journey to fish,” Fernando Hicap, PAMALAKAYA National Chairperson said in a statement.
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“Spox Roque’s dilly-dallying in the midst of a calamity reflects the government’s ineptitude and worthlessness to people’s plight amid disaster. The people’s suffering caused by the successive natural disasters is being aggravated by the national government’s neglect and sheer incompetence,” Fernando Hicap, PAMALAKAYA National Chairperson said in a statement.
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