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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Marking Day of Valor, fisherfolk unite with patriotic sectors vs. foreign aggression and intervention

“It is patriotic duty of every Filipino to fight for our territorial integrity, sovereignty and national patrimony. The Filipinos’ collective struggle should aim to wrest back sovereign control of the West Philippine Sea and the marine resources within the country’s exclusive economic zone,” Pedro “Tata Pido” Gonzales, PAMALAKAYA Vice Chair Emeritus said during the online protest organized by the broad alliance Pilipinong Nagkakaisa Para sa Soberanya (P1NAS).

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Ph gov’t urged to tap UN General Assembly to diplomatically enforce int’l ruling

“China keeps on violating not only the international treaty that it is party to, but also the international law that it has ratified and a signatory of. To enforce the international ruling, the Philippine government should keep on tapping the UN, this time the General Assembly to pressure China to comply with the binding ruling under the most basic rules of public international law,” Bobby Roldan, PAMALAKAYA Vice Chair for Luzon said in a statement.

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House Resolution 1171 – Resolution to Regain Ph Authority over the West Philippine Sea, vs. Chinese new administrative districts and fishing ban

RESOLUTION URGING THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT TO REGAIN AUTHORITY OVER THE PANATAG SHOAL AND KALAYAAN ISLAND GROUP, AMID LATEST MEASURES OF CHINA IN THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA, SUCH AS THE APRIL 18, 2020 – ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS, XISHA AND NANSHA, UNDER SANSHA CITY OF THE HAINAN PROVINCE; AND THE THREE-AND-A-HALF MONTH FISHING BAN SINCE MAY 1, 2020; TO UPHOLD THE INTEREST AND WELFARE OF FILIPINO FISHERFOLK, NATIONAL PATRIMONY AND NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY

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