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29/05/2026

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Activists demand legal protection to save small-scale fisherfolk from worsening socio-economic conditions

29/05/2026

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Home to boxing superstar and lawmaker Manny Pacquiao, General Santos City is also the hub of the Philippines’ tuna industry

28/05/2026

Fisherfolk and support civil society organizations took to the street in Quezon City not to celebrate but to raise concerns and issues besetting the small fishers on May 28, 2026, ahead of the country's commemoration of National Fisherfolk Day on May 31.

The mobilization in front of the Department of Agriculture (DA) along Quezon Elliptical Road was led by members of the Katipunan ng mga Kilusang ng mga Artisanong Mangingisda ng Pilipinas (KAKAMPi) and the Pambansang Lakas mg Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA).

The group slammed the DA and the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for their "failure to defend the rights and uplift the general welfare of artisanal fishers in the country."

KAKAMPI chairperson Roberto “Ka Dodoy” Ballon said: “Sa pambansang araw ng mga maliliit na mangingisda, walang dapat ipagdiwang, kasi mahirap pa rin ang sektor. Kami pa rin ang mahihirap sa Bagong Pilipinas ni BBM.”

KAKAMPI lambasted the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) for its "neglect of small fishers and bias towards big commercial fishers." They cited the controversial Supreme Court ruling allowing commercial fishing vessels to operate within municipal waters.

Ballon said “dahil sa kapabayaan at kutsabahan ng mga tiwali at maka-komersyal na opisyal ng BFAR, naagaw ng mga dambuhalang komeryal na pamalakaya ang 15 kilometrong munisipal na pangisdaan at ibinigay sa mga kapitalista ang malawak na katubigan para sa reklamasyon.”

Video: Jimmy A Domingo / Mata: Asia Press Photo

28/05/2026

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Fisherfolk and support civil society organizations took to the street in Quezon City not to celebrate but to raise concerns and issues besetting the small fishers on May 28, 2026, ahead of the coun…

08/05/2026

https://www.sunstar.com.ph/tacloban/fisherfolk-demand-urgent-filing-of-key-fisheries-bills

FISHERFOLK and civil society advocates have lobbied for the filing and immediate passage of three proposed fisheries bills to establish stronger protection for

05/05/2026

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Text and photos by Jimmy A Domingo Fisherfolks and civil society advocates held a protest as they lobbied for filing of proposed fisheries bills at the House of Representatives in Batasan, Quezon C…

05/05/2026

https://www.sunstar.com.ph/tacloban/rights-labor-groups-renew-calls-for-wealth-tax-on-filipino-billionaires

VARIOUS labor and rights groups in the Catholic-majority Philippines renewed calls to move “beyond the tired, ritualistic calls for worker’s action,” demanding

04/05/2026

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04/05/2026

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01/05/2026

Labor Day photo gallery in Mata: Asia Press Photo

Workers organizations and trade unions supported by student groups and other sectors under the banner of the National Wage Coalition march from Espana Boulevard to Recto Avenue near Malacanang Pala…