VP Robredo’s senate slate disappoints fishers’ group

“Vice President Robredo needs Atty. Colmenares more than some people in her slate that do not have any credibility to be called opposition, simply put. Talking about opposition, Colmenares, along with the people’s organizations that he is affiliated with, have been at the forefront of fighting the terrors, corruption, and puppetry of the Duterte regime,” Fernando Hicap, PAMALAKAYA National Chairperson said in a statement.

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“Cross party-lines and unite vs Marcos-Duterte tandem” – PAMALAKAYA to five presidentiables

“We strongly and urgently appeal to the five presidential aspirants to set aside partisan politics and focus their political energy and resources to frustrate the sinister plot of Duterte and his political gangland to hold over the presidency in whatever form. Forge a political unity against the Duterte-Marcos tandem once and for all,” Ronnel Arambulo, PAMALAKAYA Spokesperson said in a statement.

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Bay and lake fishers endorsed favored bets

“This coastal-based action symbolizes our full pledge to elect the real representatives of the people in the elite-dominated Senate and Congress. To ensure the people’s fighting chance inside the legislative chamber, it is the Filipinos’ electoral duty to ensure the victory of Anakpawis and the two renowned activist leaders,” Ronnel Arambulo, PAMALAKAYA Spokesperson announced as he led the coastal-based even in the country’s largest freshwater lake.

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Fishers’ group to Isko: joint venture with China is a no-no

“Allow us to cite why joint oil and gas venture with China is a very dangerous undertaking and wrong on so many legal, moral, and political aspects. We have witnessed how China deliberately disregards the international ruling and how they violate the rights of Filipino fishers in the West Philippine Sea. Given these cases, what would prevent them from respecting the service contract and letting the Philippines gets its fair share from this joint venture? It is like sharing a cup of tea with a burglar who trespassed and robbed your house,” Ronnel Arambulo, PAMALAKAYA Spokesperson said in a statement.

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