Petition to United Nations of Filipino Fisherfolks to Declare China’s Coast Guard Law on the West Philippine Sea as Null and Void

The international community has been aware of Chinese imperialist aggression and plunder in the West Philippine Sea and this generates fear and intimidation among helpless Filipino fishers. Thus, we humbly appeal to the United Nations to declare China’s Coast Guard Law as null and void on the basis of its violation to the principles of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the 2016 PCA ruling.

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Our sovereignty is not collateral for Chinese vaccines – fishers’ group to Duterte

“Mr. Duterte is being censored with China’s vaccine diplomacy and false promises of economic investments at the expense of our fishing rights and national sovereignty. His stark kowtowing to China is a betrayal to the national interest and the constitution that he has sworn to uphold,” Fernando Hicap, PAMALAKAYA National Chairperson said in a statement.

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Marking quincentennial of “Mactan Battle”, PAMALAKAYA says Filipino fishers are with Lapulapu’s patriotic blood

“Mr. Duterte is undeniably the present-day Humabon because of his outright kowtowing to China. Filipino fishers, on the other hand, are the valiant men of Lapulapu for braving the threat of Chinese harassment to exercise fishing rights in our traditional fishing grounds,” Pedro Gonzales, PAMALAKAYA Vice Chair emeritus said in a statement on Tuesday.

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West Philippine Sea still abundant in fisheries, fishers’ group rebuts

“There are many fish in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine government just doesn’t want to take care of those. It is estimated that the potential annual yield for Panatag Shoal alone is about 5, 000 metric tons. While the fisheries output in the Kalayaan Group of Islands is about 3-5% annually,” Jerwin Baure, PAMALAKAYA resident fisheries expert and a member of AGHAM said in a statement.

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Fishers’ group bids “state-sponsored fishing expedition” to enforce West Philippine Sea ruling

“By subsidizing our local fishing fleets to engage in massive fishing expedition in the West Philippine Sea, the government is not only actively enforcing our legal claim over the resource-rich marine waters, but is also boosting the fishery production that will cater our domestic food needs,” Pedro Gonzales, PAMALAKAYA Vice Chair emeritus said in a statement.

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Alarmed over Chinese aggressive behavior, PAMALAKAYA slams AFP’s “defeatist” take

“That was a flagrant display of aggression against the Filipinos. China has no right to issue a radio warning and chase away our vessel sailing within our very exclusive economic zone. If Chinese maritime personnel can manifest such antagonistic behavior against a media crew, one can only imagine how they treat our poor fisherfolks fishing in our territorial waters,” Bobby Roldan, PAMALAKAYA Vice Chair for Luzon said in a statement on Saturday.

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