National Federation of Small Fisherfolk Organizations in the Philippines
“There is not a word that can describe the DOH’s budget mismanagement but pure evil, incompetence, and criminal negligence. The unspent billions reek grand scale corruption of the government’s lead agency on pandemic response under Secretary Duque,” Fernando Hicap, PAMALAKAYA National Chairperson said in a statement.
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“Beijing should instead be ashamed of itself for after all the harassment it has done to Filipinos in our territorial waters, our fishers are never capable of the same hostile and cruel actions,” Bobby Roldan, PAMALAKAYA Vice Chair for Luzon said in a statement.
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“In the past, border restrictions impeded the movement of agri-fishery products from one place to another. It primarily affected small fishers and farmers who were unable to transport their produce to major fish ports and markets in central towns. Moreover, this strict measure fuels inflation of basic food products that are detrimental to poor consumers who are already battered by economic devastation caused by the pandemic,” Fernando Hicap, PAMALAKAYA national chairperson said in a statement.
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“Mr. Biden wouldn’t want to be aligned with President Duterte who is an international outcast and exposed in the global community as a murderer and authoritarian. Unless he wants to cost his political reputation, President Biden has no option but to publicly renounce and embarrass Mr. Duterte over his high crimes against humanity,” Fernando Hicap, PAMALAKAYA National Chairperson said in a statement.
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“Militant fishers are ready to brave not only the heavy rain but also the 15,000 police forces to be deployed against the anti-Duterte protesters on Monday. Why would we be even afraid of the Philippine cops when it’s already Chinese forces we have been facing in our fishing grounds on a regular fishing basis?” Bobby Roldan, a fisherman in Zambales and PAMALAKAYA’s vice chairperson for Luzon said in a statement issued ahead of the SONA.
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“The equipment contained pump and motor portions which lift the fluid to the surface to explore and examine the seafloor. This could be China’s preparation for an actual drilling and exploration in our exclusive economic zone,” Bobby Roldan, PAMALAKAYA Vice Chairperson for Luzon confirmed in a statement.
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