Tag: writ of continuing mandamus

Fisherfolk group asks SC for help in protecting W. PHL Sea

(Eagle News)—Fisherfolk from Palawan and Zambales have turned to the Supreme Court to ensure the protection of the maritime environment in the West Philippine Sea. In seeking a writ of continuing mandamus that would compel the government to enforce environmental laws in Scarborough  Shoal, Ayungin Shoal, and the Mischief Reef or the Panganiban Reef, the  Kalayaan Palawan Farmers and Fisherfolk Association, represented by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, alleged Chinese fishermen have used dynamite […]