“This is frighteningly alarming that needs unhesitating response and action from the government,” Hicap, former Anakpawis Party-list added.
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Demand China to pay compensation for damaged coral reefs as well, Palace urged
In a statement, PAMALAKAYA said that “unless China is also held accountable and compelled to pay compensation for its illegal occupation and destruction of marine resources in the West Philippine Sea, Duterte’s demand for U.S. to pay is nothing but a sellout and pimping of our national sovereignty in exchange for American dollars,”.
Read moreSeized-Chinese dredger should be punished to the full force of the law – fishers’ group
“This was not the first time, and definitely not the only Chinese dredging vessel to operate in our coastal waters. Local fishers have been lamenting the decrease of fish catch due to rampant dredging operations in the provinces of Zambales and Bataan. This operation harms the marine life through excavation of seabed and movement of solid particles, noise pollution, and blurring of water that drive away the fish,” Bobby Roldan, PAMALAKAYA Vice Chair for Luzon said in a statement sent to media outfits.
Read morePAMALAKAYA trooped Chinese Consulate to protest ‘coast guard law’
“China can’t just order its naval forces to shoot anyone that they consider as foreigners to the maritime waters that they illegally claim. This legislation would heighten the antagonistic approach of Chinese militias against Filipino fishers conducting economic activities within our own fishing grounds. It deserves a strong condemnation and defiance not only from the Filipino people but also from the people of the claimant countries of the South China Sea,” Salvador France, Secretary General of PAMALAKAYA said during the protest.
Read morePAMALAKAYA: DFA’ diplomatic protest vs China a “whitewash to its earlier defeatist remark”
“China has all the right to enact their own law, don’t get us wrong. But they don’t have any right to enforce a stringent measure against Filipinos, not especially in our own fishing grounds,” Fernando Hicap, PAMALAKAYA National Chairperson said in a statement.
Read moreChina’s “Coast Guard Law” a threat to Filipino fishers; violates freedom of navigation – fishers’ group
“The Coast Guard Law was obviously part of strengthening China’s naval forces to swarm the West Philippine Sea; it is virtually a declaration of war against countries that are legitimate claimants of the Chinese-claimed marine territory. We fervently condemn China’s egregious display of aggression and military might,” Fernando Hicap, PAMALAKAYA National Chairperson said in a statement.
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