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Phillipines' Fishers cool to proposed fish agency |
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MANILA, Philippines- A militant alliance of small fisherfolk groups is not receptive to the proposed creation of Department of Fisheries, asserting that government should first review and repeal the existing Philippine Fisheries Law of 1998 before jumping into a new venture that would be rendered useless and anti-Filipino by the 14 year old Fisheries Code.
“We suggest our lawmakers to first undertake a thorough review of the Fisheries Code of 1998, pursue the law’s repeal and work out its replacement by a progressive edict that would be responsive to the collective interest of 7 million people directly and indirectly dependent on fishing,” the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said in a press statement. Read the complete story from All Voices.
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HASTINGS: Time to improve the Endangered Species Act
May 18, 2012 - When the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law in 1973 by President Nixon, he spoke about the importance of preserving “the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed.” I believe that goal is as important today as it was back then. However, after nearly 40 years, it’s time to take a fresh, honest look at the law and consider whether there are ways it could be improved to do a better job of protecting and recovering species.
