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'We hope that local governments can consciously strive to do resource valuation in their land use planning and decision-making in allowing or not mining projects in their localities,' says Jaybee Garganera, national coordinator of Alyansa Tigil Mina

The dismissal could 'wrongfully' associate government's mandate to track fishing vessels to corruption, says a fisherfolk advocate

Part 2: Small fisherfolk have preferential rights in the municipal waters under the law. But a recent court victory by a big operator is threatening to change the game.

EXCLUSIVE: Part 1 | Gamaliel Cordoba, who headed the NTC during the Duterte regime, has a personal stake in commercial fishing because of his family’s business. During his time, the commission stopped issuing service numbers for trackers that would prevent unregulated fishing.

Prices of fresh fish have been rising in Southeast Asia in recent weeks. While this can be attributed to the monsoon season, which shrinks supply, environmentalists say the rises are also a symptom of a deeper malaise: depleted stocks in the oceans because of overfishing and climate change.

For the third quarter in a row, Agriculture Secretary William Dar is importing fish from China. He invokes low domestic catch. Filipino fishers belie him.

Published June 7, 2021, 10:00 AM As an archipelago with 7,641 islands, the Philippines is mostly surrounded by water. Those residing in coastal areas make a livelihood from marine fishing. But over the years, there have been concerning issues such as the degradation of marine resources and the need for fisherfolk to be better represented.  To address these, the government passed an executive order that talks about the creation of a Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (FARMC) in ...