Fishers warn against Chinese encirclement of Ph territory

Posted on August 23, 2019 Updated on September 12, 2019

News release
August 23, 2019

Fishers warn against Chinese encirclement of Ph territory

Manila, Philippines – The militant fisherfolk group PambansangLakasngKilusangMamamalakayangPilipinas(PAMALAKAYA) on Friday backed the house resolution filed byBayan Muna Representative Carlos Zarate and lawmakers under the Makabayan bloc, pushing the investigation on the impacts of Chinese development plans in three strategic Philippine islands, namely, Fugaisland in Cagayan province, and Grande and Chiquita islands in Subic, Zambales.

In a statement, PAMALAKAYA said that “not only the national security would be at stake if the government allows China to transform three of our strategic islands into Chinese economic hub, but also the national sovereignty and socio-economic rights of the farmers and fishermen who are direct victims on the takeover of our territory,”

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