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Pangilinan backs small fisherfolk access to 15-km municipal water zone

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Former senator and senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan expressed his full support for reinstating the 15-kilometer municipal water zone that gives preferential access to small-scale fishermen.Photo from the Office of Kiko PangilinanNoting a current petition asking to reverse the Supreme Court’s decision to declare as unconstitutional the 15-kilometer municipal water zone, the former senator said it is unfair for commercial fishing vessels to en…

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Pangilinan backs small fisherfolk access to 15-km municipal water zone

Former senator and senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan expressed his full support for reinstating the 15-kilometer municipal water zone that gives preferential access to small-scale fishermen.Photo from the Office of Kiko PangilinanNoting a current petition asking to reverse the Supreme Court’s decision to declare as unconstitutional the 15-kilometer municipal water zone, the former senator said it is unfair for commercial fishing vessels to en…

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Protect Municipal Waters From Encroachment

The battle for fish is no longer just at sea. It’s now between small-scale subsistence fishers and commercial operators muscling into municipal waters—often with the silent blessing of local officials. In coastal provinces like Iloilo and Guimaras, this quiet encroachment has become a daily threat to the livelihoods of poor fisherfolk who depend on nearshore fishing to survive. Under Philippine law, municipal waters—defined as up to 15 kilometer…

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Manila Bulletin broke the news in on Sunday, March 30, 2025.
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