Category Archives: Manila Bay
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
Manila anti-casino group sought divine intervention
By Gerry Albert Corpuz, Handog Malaya Vera and Victoria Sunshine Malubarry MANILA, Philippines- A militant alliance of small fishermen opposed to the planned construction of a Las Vegas like casino in the western portion of Manila Bay in Paranaque City … Continue reading
Fishers group asked CBCP support vs. Las Vegas like casino in Manila Bay
By Bb. Joyce Cabral MANILA, Philippines-A militant alliance of small fishermen on Wednesday revealed a close associate and crony of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was given the franchise to develop portions of a reclaimed area in Roxas Boulevard to construct a … Continue reading
Filed under Breaking News, corruption, environment, Manila Bay, mind-boggling people
Fishers slam Arroyo crony over Las Vegas casino project in Manila Bay
By Bb. Joyce Cabral, Billy Javier Reyes and Cherry de Belen MANILA, Philippines-A militant alliance of small fishermen on Wednesday revealed a close associate and crony of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was given the franchise to develop portions of a reclaimed … Continue reading
Filed under corruption, disaster, environment, Manila Bay
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
6 Pampanga mayors warned on Arroyo’s kiss of death
By Gerry Albert Corpuz, Billy Javier Reyes and Chocolate Moose Fernandez The left-leaning fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Tuesday urged the six mayors of Pampanga who endorsed the plan of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to … Continue reading
Filed under agrarian reform, corruption, elections, human rights, Laguna Lake, Manila Bay, politics
Noynoy, Mar warned: Stop Ayong’s demolition plan or face electoral backlash in 2010
By Bb. Joyce Cabral and Sugar Hicap Bacoor, Cavite- The left-leaning fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Tuesday warned Liberal Party presidential and vice-presidential candidates Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and Mar Roxas that the … Continue reading
Filed under elections, environment, Manila Bay, politics
DAR promised to look into farmer’s landlessness
By Axel Pinpin, contributor Mnaila, Philippines-In a dialogue yesterday with the farmers, Sec. Nasser C. Pangandaman of the Department of Agrarian Reform promised to look into the wide scale conversion of farm lands in Southern Tagalog. The militant KASAMA-TK criticized … Continue reading
Filed under agrarian reform, Manila Bay, politics
Lake groups launch 10k signature drive vs. NCHS
By Ms Sugar Hicap and Billy Javier Reyes Lakeshore groups in Rizal and Laguna provinces belonging to the activist fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya), its regional chapter Pamalakaya-Southern Tagalog and the multi-sectoral environmental group Save … Continue reading
Filed under disaster, environment, Laguna Lake, Manila Bay, politics
Satur tells GMA: Prioritize homes for victims of Ondoy and Pepeng
By TC Concepcion, contributor Manila, Philippines- Makabayan senatorial candidate Satur Ocampo on Friday urged President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to prioritize the provision of decent homes to the victims of storm Ondoy and typhoon Pepeng, describing his proposal as practical yet very … Continue reading
Filed under disaster, environment, human rights, Laguna Lake, Manila Bay
