National Federation of Small Fisherfolk Organizations in the Philippines
“Fishing and coastal families were forced to vacate communities to seek shelter in evacuation areas. Local government authorities must be prepared in providing assistance to these families to ensure that the natural calamity will not further the socio-economic impacts of the ongoing pandemic. We appeal for a speedy government support in a form of economic aid and livelihood subsidy,” Ronnel Arambulo, PAMALAKAYA-Southern Tagalog Spokesperson said in a statement sent to media outfits.
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“Nobody heard from Mr. Parlade’s whereabouts in the midst of a raging storm within his areas of responsibility. Probably he was obsessing himself on how to further advance his lies and ridiculous propaganda against progressive organizations which are working indefatigably to contain the disaster’s damage and rehabilitate the lives of the affected sectors,” Fernando Hicap, PAMALAKAYA National Chairperson said in a statement.
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Bacoor City, Cavite – “We don’t buy the usual fire accident narrative anymore because it has been established that setting a community on fire is the easiest, most acceptable, and effectway to demolish an entire community to pave way for projects for development aggression,” According to the regional chapter of the national fishers group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) on Monday, raising suspicion that the fire that hit a coastal community in Bacoor City, Cavite last night was “intentional”.
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Moreover, this plan is a 180-degree turn to the ultimate goal of Manila Bay rehabilitation. It is a government’s manifestation that they are leaning towards beautification, and abandoning their supposed mandate to restore its marine ecosystem.
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“Authorities must expedite search and rescue operations to find the missing fishermen and return them to their respective families. How unfortunate that they were forced to go offshore despite the turbulent weather because if they didn’t, their families would starve for days,” Fernando Hicap, PAMALAKAYA National Chairperson said in a statement.
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Manila, Philippines – The Spokesperson for the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade should be declared as a “persona non grata” or an unwelcome person in the province of Cavite, according to the provincial chapter of the national fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA).
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