MANILA, Philippines — As fuel prices continue to surge for the second straight week, fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) criticized what it described as the government’s “slow and inadequate” response to the oil price crisis, warning that small fishers are being pushed further into debt. The group issued the statement Wednesday as fresh rounds of oil price hikes, driven by escalating tensions in the Middle East, sent global crude prices higher and triggered successive pump price increases. Mounting pressure on fisherfolk Pamalakaya said the impact on small-scale fishers has been immediate and severe, with fuel […]... Keep on reading: Fisherfolk group decries delayed, limited fuel aid as prices climb