Bicol fisherfolk leader arrested
Elwin Mangampo is also an elected government official pushing for more aid for small fishers.
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Elwin Mangampo is also an elected government official pushing for more aid for small fishers.
“The threat of depletion of fish and degradation of marine resources is highly prevalent due to conversion and reclamation projects that destroy its natural ecology.”
“The fisherfolk is already being battered by numerous issues besetting the fishing sector; namely, the fish catch depletion due to corporate plunder of marine resources, the anti-fisherfolk law that allows commercial fishing fleets to exploit municipal waters, and the government’s lack of support to our sector?"
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