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To all our fisherfolk, mabuhay ug daghang salamat!
The Freeman
|May 31, 2025
Our fisherfolk are responsible for providing food not only for their own families but for the entire country.
To honor them, every May 31, National Fisherfolk Day is annually celebrated officially (through the 2000 Presidential Proclamation 261).
As our own tribute to our fisherfolk, especially our partners led by Bugz Polestico of Pangisda-Cebu, sharing here, for everyone’s information/awareness, their statement entitled “Small-Scale Fisherfolk to Stage Fluvial Protest on National Fisherfolk Day: A Call to Defend the Sea, Communities, and Coastal Livelihoods.
“Over 200 small-scale fisherfolk/community leaders/allies will launch a fluvial protest and unity action today, Saturday, May 31, from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM, to mark National Fisherfolk Day 2025.
“With the theme “Tapuson ang Kagutom, Isalba ang Panagatan, Kinaiyahan ug Katawhan—batuk sa mapangguba nga proyekto sa gobyerno ug pribadong negosyo” (End Hunger, Save Our Fishing Grounds, Environment, and People—Resist Destructive Projects by the Government and Private Corporations), the event highlights the mounting threats to municipal fishing grounds, food security, and the survival of coastal communities.
This story is from the May 31, 2025 edition of The Freeman.
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