Category Archives: Laguna Lake
Supreme Court told: Go easy on Manila Bay clean up
By Gerry Albert Corpuz, Portnip Pakangcharap and Bb. Joyce Cabral MANILA, Philippines- Slow down please. THE left-leaning fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Friday said Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona and 14 other justices … Continue reading
Filed under Laguna Lake, Manila Bay
Fishers swimming with fish, but income went down further
By Sarsi Pimentel, Rey Manangan, Lady Michelle Adobe and Gerry Albert Corpuz MANILA, Philippines- Laguna Lake fishermen are reportedly swimming with fish nowadays, bringing home as much as 100 kilos per fishing trip but their income dropped to all time … Continue reading
Filed under agriculture, environment, Laguna Lake
Manila’s justice chief set review on Belgian funded lake rehab project
By Gerry Albert Corpuz and Rey Manangan MANILA, Philippines- Leaders of the activist fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Friday welcomed the decision of Department of Justice (DoJ) secretary Leila de Lima to review the … Continue reading
Filed under agriculture, Laguna Lake, politics
Laguna Lakers slam P 200 million building project
By Pepsi Laloma, Sarsi Pimentel and Gerry Albert Corpuz Binangonan, Philippines-The militant fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Wednesday expressed disbelief on why and how the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA)pursued a P 200-million contract … Continue reading
Only 3 presidential bets take up fishers’ issues—says group
By Gerry Albert Corpuz and Bb. Joyce Cabral Manila, Philippines-Leftwing activists belonging to the fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Thursday said of the 9 presidential candidates, only three—Nacionalista Party (NP) standard bearer Sen. Manny … Continue reading
Fisherfolk organizer detained for bearing ID of Anakpawis party list
By Trinity Biglang Awa Binangonan, Rizal- An organizer of the fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) and former chair of Anakpawis party list-Binangonan chapter illegally arrested and detained by members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) … Continue reading
Filed under elections, human rights, Laguna Lake
