PAMALAKAYA-Pilipinas

READ | Aside from potential adverse effects on their fishing activities, the Cavite chapter of Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) raised concerns about the involvement of the US government, considering that the airport, a former US naval base located in Manila Bay, is near the West Philippine Sea, an area that is part of the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) but where China claims authority.

Fisherfolk oppose US-funded Sangley airport development "We are not ignorant of the sinister agenda of the US in funding the rehabilitation and ultimate transformation of the SPIA."

Sabay-sabay na nagmartsa ang mga kasapi ng KKAMPI at PAMALAKAYA mula Quezon Memorial Circle patungong Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) at Department of Agriculture sa Quezon City.

Mga mangingisda nagkilos-protesta: Kinse Kilometro Amin Ito! - Remate Online Sabay-sabay na nagmartsa ang mga kasapi ng KKAMPI at PAMALAKAYA mula Quezon Memorial Circle patungong Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) at Department of Agriculture sa Quezon City. Bitbit ang panawagang “ITAGUYOD ANG AMING KARAPATAN, KINSE KILOMETRO AMIN ITO,” iginiit ng grupo ang...

LOOK: Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA-Pilipinas) successfully held its National Fisherfolk Summit on 15 Kilometers yesterday, May 28, at the University of the Philippines Institute for Small-Scale Industries (UP ISSI).

The summit was attended by fisherfolk members from various PAMALAKAYA chapters representing coastal communities across the Philippines, including those from Cebu, Panay, Negros, Bicol, Batangas, Cavite, Rizal, and Navotas.

The program opened with a national situationer delivered by Mong Palatino, Secretary General of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN), which tackled pressing political issues at the national level.

This was followed by a presentation from Gabriela Women's Party Rep. Sarah Elago on House Bill 5606, or the Atin ang Kinse Bill, along with other legislative initiatives filed by Gabriela and the Makabayan bloc in Congress, including measures to protect coastal fishing communities from reclamation and displacement, and to declare Manila Bay a reclamation-free zone.

Fisherfolk leaders from different regions then shared updates on their local campaigns for the exclusive rights of small-scale fishers within the 15-kilometer municipal waters, as well as other pressing issues confronting their communities, such as reclamation, conversion, and militarization.

The program concluded with the reading of a Manifesto of Unity for the Exclusive Rights to the 15-Kilometer Municipal Waters, a collective declaration affirming the rights, livelihoods, and welfare of the country's small-scale fisherfolk.

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Fisherfolk groups staged a protest at the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday morning, May 28 to condemn the ‘rapid increase’ of commercial fishing vessels in the municipal waters.

The protest, led by the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA), also called out Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu-Laurel Jr., for allegedly failing to contest the SC ruling that allowed large commercial fishing operations in municipal waters.

Pinoy fisherfolk lose livelihood due to commercial fishing, fisheries production declines Fisherfolk sector losses income due to decline in fisheries production and commercial fishing.