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IN June 2014, the European Union issued a yellow card warning to the Philippines because it deemed that the government has done nothing to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in Philippine waters for decades. The warning was meant to prompt the Aquino administration to comply and amend our fisheries…

SMALL fishermen belonging to the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) added their voice to the growing sentiment against the stop order issued by Malacanang against the implementation of the vessel monitoring system (VMS) for commercial fishing boats. The group, a national alliance of fishermen and fisherfolk organizations,…

BusinessWorld May 27, 2021 | 8:12 pm THE INCOME of Filipino fishermen operating in coastal areas near the West Philippine Sea have dropped by around 70% per trip since last year due to Chinese presence in the Scarborough Shoal, a militant fishers’ group said on Thursday. Bobby Roldan, vice chair for Luzon of the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA), said in a statement on Thursday that the average income of a small fisherman has fallen to P300...