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298 out of 11k Lobocanos confirmed Yap is man from Loboc

By Billy Javier Reyes and Sugar Hicap in Tagbilaran City, Bohol and Gerry Albert Corpuz in Manila MANILA, Philippines-Some 298 Lobocanos signed a sworn statement affirming that former Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap, now running unopposed in the third district of … Continue reading

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Alston report should merit expulsion of Palparan from House, says leftist groups

Alston report should merit expulsion of Palparan from House, says leftist groups Farmers and fisherfolk activists camping by the gate of the House of Representatives for 27 days on Saturday said the follow up report of United Nations’ Special Rapporteur … Continue reading

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Pamalakaya demands P 32-billion production subsidy

Pamalakaya demands P 32-billion production subsidy Manila, Philippines- Members of the left-leaning fisherfolk alliance (Pamalakaya) and Anakpawis party list on Monday fried two kilos of assorted fish at the Department of Agriculture (DA) as a symbolic gesture of presenting their … Continue reading

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Anti-FTA group sees 10-million European food aid to Manila as grease money for rapid OK of RP-EU pact

Anti-FTA group sees 10-million European food aid to Manila as grease money for rapid OK of RP-EU pact Manila, Philippines—An anti free trade agreement (FTA) group in Manila on Sunday said the 10 million Euros or roughly P 640 million … Continue reading

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Don’t hide content of RP-EU partnership pact, leftists told DFA

Don’t hide content of RP-EU partnership pact, leftists told DFA The left-leaning fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Thursday urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to make available the content of the RP-European Union … Continue reading

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Fishers group says baselines law will revive Spratly offshore mining deal with China

Fishers group says baselines law will revive Spratly offshore mining deal with China President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s signing of the Philippine Archipelagic Baselines Law or Republic Act No. 9522 will lead to the revival of the Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking (JMSU), … Continue reading

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Cam Sur Mayor, armed Bantay Kalikasan members shot 15 fishers, 1 killed, 4 wounded , says Pamalakaya report

Cam Sur Mayor, armed Bantay Kalikasan members shot 15 fishers, 1 killed, 4 wounded , says Pamalakaya report The national headquarters of the militant fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) today received a report from its … Continue reading

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Fishers washed clothes, took bath in

Fishers washed clothes, took bath in DENR to protest looming LLDA-Maynilad water deal Some 20 small from Binangonan washed clothes and bathed outside the national office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to protest the looming business … Continue reading

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4 rural groups call for Ombudsman Gutierrez’s ouster

Calling themselves perpetual victims of the Office of Ombudsman’s injustice, leaders of the four of the biggest rural-based groups on Saturday called for the ouster of beleaguered Ombudsman Atty. Ma. Merceditas Gutierrez. “Ombudsman Gutierrez is the Ombudsman of the corrupt … Continue reading

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Fishers to LLDA: “Back off from water deal with Maynilad”

Fishers to LLDA: “Back off from water deal with Maynilad” The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) and the multisectoral group Save Laguna Lake Movement (SLLM) on Friday urged Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) General Manager Edgar Manda … Continue reading

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