Fishers reject galunggong fish ban in Palawan, call to regulate big vessels in municipal waters to preserve fish stocks

“Under the present orientation, fishing bans do not equate to preservation of fish species. Rather, it pushes for further exploitation of seas because commercial fishing vessels will do panic fishing and exploit fishery resources as long as they want before the effectivity of the fish ban. Also, these same commercial vessels will fast-exhaust the accumulated fish when the fish ban ends, leaving less for small fisherfolks. In just a couple of nights of large-scale fishing operations, the fish species that were preserved and grown for 3 months will be easily depleted,” Fernando Hicap, PAMALAKAYA National Chairperson said in a statement.

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PAMALAKAYA calls to protect live corals in Cavite against reclamation galore

“Even by DENR’s own account, Cavite is one of the resource-rich areas situated along Manila Bay, and yet, reclamation activities are already taking place in the province. This clearly is DENR’s betrayal to its own mandate to protect the environment, and moreover, a violation to the highest supreme court order to preserve and restore the deteriorating Manila Bay,” Fernando Hicap, PAMALAKAYA National Chairperson said in a statement.

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PAMALAKAYA warns of Chinese takeover of Manila Bay

“We raise alarm over this dubious construction of a complex with reclamation activity. Wasn’t the provincial government of Cavite aware that the Manila Bay is currently undergoing a massive rehabilitation drive? Or better yet, we raise our question to environment secretary Roy Cimatu if he knows any of this. It seems that the head of the Manila Bay Task Force created to expedite the restoration of Manila Bay is sleeping in oblivion,” Hicap said in a statement

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DENR’s ECC to Kaliwa dam, certificate of its approval to destroying environment, people’s culture – Anakpawis, fishers group

“Ang makikita sa mga proyektong ito ay palagiang involved ang China. Kasali sila sa Kaliwa dam, sa POGO at sa Sangley airport project. Bilyun-bilyong piso ang usapan dito na sasaluhin ng mamamayang Pilipino, habang ang makikinabang ay ang rehimeng Duterte at kakustaba nitong mga imperyalistang Intsik,” Hicap stressed.

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