ARTICLE SERVICES            Reprint this article     Print this article       Send as an e-mail     Send Feedback       Comment on this article on our Vox Populi blog     RELATED STORIES   RP inclined to ratify taxation, legal assistance treaties Government vows 'aggressive' rice buying ahead of typhoons RP to continue rice imports Senators: Make gov’t-to-gov’t rice purchase transparent ‘Help fight food crisis; scrap subsidies, lower tariffs’ Coco export volume jumped 182% in January Malaysia’s foreign minister arrives in Manila Thailand backs away from Asian rice cartel idea Thai rice falls 10% as Manila scraps tender Low rating on governor’s performance is ironic Several may be at fault for endosulfan ‘mistake’ Half-naked model for classy clothes Sibuyan could go the way of Boracay More Stories » Opinion More than ever, corruption kills The CfC and the GK The house where Mabini died Faith and morals Hungry, hungrier Inquirer report silent on another Rylko letter One choice too many Changes Baseco worries, Juana Tejada rejoices Inside view of the struggle for independence Opinion Low rating on governor’s performance is ironic More than ever, corruption kills Hungry, hungrier Changes Welcome to NAIA 3 Half-naked model for classy clothes Flooded Baseco worries, Juana Tejada rejoices The Pacquiao-Atienza political show Would-be emperors Faith and morals Batman movie is familiar territory   Opinion Most Read RSS Hottest Tags Fishing Industry International (Foreign)Trade Treaties & International Organisations WHAT'S THIS?                 More >>

We should not give Japan the right to fish in our waters. (“The ultimate treason,” Philippine Daily Inquirer, 4/14/08)

Japan’s fishing boats are very hi-tech. I have been aboard a few of them. They search for fish using the latest in sonar technology. Some of their ships are factories that process and can their catch right on board; others can freeze fish in five seconds for storage.

Our little fishing boats are simply no match to those of the Japanese. Already, our municipal fish catch is declining, and millions of Filipino fishermen live on a few kilos of catch a day.

If the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) pushes through, millions could lose their livelihood, and the price of fish could go way, way up.

JONATHAN C. FOE, 931 Ma. Cristina, Sampaloc, Manila

SHARE THIS ARTICLE:

Digg this story

Blink List

Blink Bits

add to my del.icio.us

Reddit

Yahoo MyWeb

• RP inclined to ratify taxation, legal assistance treaties
• Government vows 'aggressive' rice buying ahead of typhoons
• RP to continue rice imports
• Senators: Make gov’t-to-gov’t rice purchase transparent
• ‘Help fight food crisis; scrap subsidies, lower tariffs’
• Coco export volume jumped 182% in January
• Malaysia’s foreign minister arrives in Manila
• Thailand backs away from Asian rice cartel idea
• Thai rice falls 10% as Manila scraps tender

• Low rating on governor’s performance is ironic
• Several may be at fault for endosulfan ‘mistake’
• Half-naked model for classy clothes
• Sibuyan could go the way of Boracay