Fishers, youth press Marcos to defend municipal waters

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Fishers, youth press Marcos to defend municipal waters

MANILA, Philippines — Fishers and youth groups gathered at the University of the Philippines Diliman on Sunday, June 7, to press President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Congress to protect the country’s 15-kilometer municipal waters, saying stricter enforcement of fisheries laws is needed to safeguard livelihoods, food security and marine ecosystems. Around 300 fishers and youth advocates converged at the UP Diliman Sunken Garden, where about 150 participants formed a human banner of the number “15” to symbolize the municipal waters reserved under Philippine law for municipal and artisanal fisherfolk. Fisherfolk and youth advocates form a human “15” at UP Diliman […]... Keep on reading: Fishers, youth press Marcos to defend municipal waters

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