Tacloban fishers slam Balikatan exercises
"We heard a loud boom and we thought it was a crash landing. We were all scared and traumatized.”
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"We heard a loud boom and we thought it was a crash landing. We were all scared and traumatized.”
The livelihoods of fisherfolk in Zambales have been largely affected by the rising tension in the West Philippine Sea and the lower catch due to recurring seasonal loss called "sigwada." But instead of due assistance, they are subjected to so-called "visits" and interrogation by soldiers.
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – As the greater Manila area and surrounding provinces continued to be buffeted by typhoons and monsoon rains, the fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA-Pilipinas) urged the Bureau...
They may be in need of help from the government, but displacing them from their homes and stripping them off of their livelihoods to give way to foreign investors are the last kind of “help” they could hope for.
FREEDOM ISLAND, Parañaque City -- Fishermen take a rest after delivering their catch to the local public market. Photo By Ronalyn V. Olea (Bulatlat.com)
‘Bay fishers need livelihood, not casino’ The proposed establishment of a Las Vegas style casino and tourism complex in Manila Bay will trigger the displacement of small fishermen along the bay’s coastal areas from Pasay City to Cavite. This is because more...
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