National Federation of Small Fisherfolk Organizations in the Philippines
“Cha-Cha would further exploit the country’s land and sea resources because it will remove the protections on our sovereignty and patrimony granted by the existing constitution. Moreover, it will allow 100 percent foreign ownership of lands and other strategic sectors in the economy including but not limited to mining, education, media, utilities, advertising, health, and other public sectors,” Fernando Hicap, PAMALAKAYA National Chairperson said in a statement.
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“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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Amid travel ban on China, fishers call to bar Chinese personnel in West Ph Sea Manila, Philippines – As the[…]
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Fishers group press for diplomatic protest over presence of Chinese ships in Ayungin Shoal Manila, Philippines – The Department of[…]
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(“Kung paano tahasang nilalabag ng China ang international law na kumikilalang atin ang West Philippine Sea, hindi rin nito igagalang ang ating karapatan sa joint oil and gas exploration deal sa Recto Bank, o kahit anong kasunduang damay sa kanilang hungkag na ‘nine-dash’ line. Titiyakin ng China na gogoyoin nito ang bansa sa hatian dahil sa absolutong kontrol nito di lamang sa mga aspetong teknila, kundi higit sa lahat, ang mismong gubyernong Duterte,”)
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Manila, Philippines — The militant fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) on Friday denounced the Duterte administration and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for securing a deal allowing Chinese-linked telecommunications firm to install its system, towers, and facilities within military bases in the country, amid China has encroached the national territories and plundered marine resources in the West Philippine Sea.
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