Monthly Archives: January 2009
Palace warned: French like general strike in RP, possible, says leftist group
Palace warned: French like general strike in RP, possible, says leftist group A militant group warned Malacañang of a scenario of an across-the-nation general strike similar to that was launched by France’s 1.9 million-strong workers is not a remote possibility … Continue reading
Filed under neoliberalization, Offshore mining
Pamalakaya backs Palawan execs call to include Kalayaan isles in baselines bill
Pamalakaya backs Palawan execs call to include Kalayaan isles in baselines bill Local government officials of Palawan found an unlikely ally in the left-leaning fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) against the exclusion of Kalayaan group … Continue reading
Filed under environment
Laguna Lake “Movement” declared war vs. int’l airport
Laguna Lake “Movement” declared war against plan to build international airport Dismissing it as a “triple platinum murder”, the environmental alliance Save Laguna Lake Movement (SLMM) and the left-leaning fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on … Continue reading
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Pamalakaya slams Atienza’s P 814,480 fund for dismantling of small fishpens in Manila Bay
Pamalakaya slams Atienza’s P 814,480 fund for dismantling of small fishpens in Manila Bay The left-wing fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Thursday questioned the P 814,480 fund alloted by the Department of Environment and … Continue reading
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MBCC meet, a farce, says Pamalakaya
“Manila Bay Coordinating Committee meeting, a grand mockery and extremely farce”– Pamalakaya The left-leaning fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) today dismissed the first meeting of the Manila Bay Coordinating Committee (MBCC) organized by the Department … Continue reading
Filed under Manila Bay
UPDATE)15,000 Bacoor fishers to march against Cavite road project
Revilla Sr.’s Sangley Point dream blamed for looming demolitions 15,000 Bacoor fishers to march against Cavite road project Some 10,000 fisherfolk and urban poor residents along the 10 coastal villages of Bacoor town in Cavite staged a “People’s March” on … Continue reading
Filed under Manila Bay
CBCP asked to oppose appointment of ex-military generals to Arroyo bureaucracy
De facto Martial Law, says Pamalakaya CBCP asked to oppose appointment of ex-military generals to Arroyo bureaucracy The left-leaning fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Monday appealed to the influential Catholic Bishops Conference of the … Continue reading
Filed under politics
Fishers group demands P 32- billion production subsidies to cushion impact of global economic crisis
Fishers group demands P 32- billion production subsidies to cushion impact of global economic crisis The left-leaning fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Sunday pressed their demand for a P 32- billion production subsidies for … Continue reading
Filed under agriculture
Bicol fishers start seeing US military personnel ahead of Balikatan exercises
Bicol fishers start seeing US military personnel ahead of Balikatan exercises The left-leaning fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Saturday said small fishermen in the Bicol region started seeing an unidentified number of US military … Continue reading
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Atienza told: Reject fish ban in Manila Bay or face storm of protest
Atienza told: Reject fish ban in Manila Bay or face storm of protest The left-leaning fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Friday warned Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Joselito Atienza that he … Continue reading
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