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   Gerry Albert Corpuz, information officer and head of the international desk of the left-leaning fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya), broke the news on his way to Manila last Sunday from Hong Kong.He was in Hong Kong from June 18 to 22 to represent Pamalakaya in the Third International Assembly of the anti-imperialist alliance International League of Peoples' Struggle (ILPS).
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   Arroyo should let Echanis go or face the collective wrath of world activists," Corpuz said.

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   (Gerry Albert Corpuz is a correspondent of Bulatlat.com, an alternative Philippine online news site.He is also head of the information department of Pamalakaya, a national federation of small fisherfolk organizations in the Philippines.

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   We are not scientists, but we know how to distinguish what is real and what is fake," said Pamalakaya information officer Gerry Albert Corpuz.
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   GERRY ALBERT CORPUZ
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   (Gerry Albert Corpuz is a correspondent of Bulatlat.com, an alternative Philippine online news site.He is also currently the head of the Information Department of Pamalakaya, a national federation of small fisherfolk organizations in the Philippines.His Web site is www.gerryalbertcorpuz.motime.com, and he can be contacted at themanager98@yahoo.com.)
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   If they are not afraid, they would instruct the MTRCB to give the go signal for the Brocka film to be shown before the Filipino public," Pamalakaya information officer Gerry Albert Corpuz said in a press statement.
   
   Corpuz said the 1989 film which was exhibited during the 42nd Cannes Film Festival that year is an open testimony on how the national government and the military establishment will use, exploit and abuse the anti-terror law to go after enemies of the states or groups and individuals critical of the present administration and its national security policies.
   
   The Pamalakaya information chief said the had seen Brocka opus several times in various human rights forum held between 1990 and 1992, and described the film as one of the most agitating films and a true-blue and honest-to-goodness independent film, because it challenged the political-military establishment and exposed the political crimes of the state against the people.
   
   "Let this film be shown to the Filipino people and let their critical minds appreciate why we see this film as a concrete proof on how the terror law would work under the present administration of Mrs. Arroyo," Corpuz said.
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   Corpuz said the present MTRCB leadership has yet to make an official statement regarding previous requests from various film groups and enthusiasts, including cause-oriented groups to allow the commercial showing of Orapronobis.
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   In a press statement, Pamalakaya information officer Gerry Albert Corpuz urged senators and congressmen to legislate a particular bill initially called by his group as Guimaras Rehabilitation Bill that would compel the oil group to allocate 10 billion pesos to rehabilitate Guimaras and provide strategic economic options for the small fisherfolk and residents of the island province affected by the oil spill disaster.
   
   "Let this appeal reaches the halls of both Congress.The people of Guimaras want Petron Corp. to shoulder the costs of rehabilitation and that's their collective sentiment and interest.Our group is just echoing the voices from the grassroots," Corpuz said.
   
   Corpuz, along with the leaders of the broad environmental group Save Our Lives, S.O.S! , Panay ang Guimaras conducted a consultation forum in the municipality of Nueva Valencia last August 11 coinciding with the first year anniversary of Guimaras oil spill tragedy.The forum was attended by local officials of Nueva Valencia and some 100 victims from said municipality.
   
   Pamalakaya's Corpuz proposed that P 6 billion of the P 10-billion Guimaras Rehabilitation Fund would be used for environmental and marine biodiversity rehabilitation, spread for over three years, with P 2 billion spent on each year from 2007-2009.
   
   Corpuz said the remaining P 4-B would be spent for the economic rehabilitation, with P 2-B to be allocated for the first year, P 1 B for second year and P 1 B for the last year.
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   In a forum organized by Save Our Lives, S.O.S!-Panay and Guimaras, guest speaker and Pamalakaya information officer Gerry Albert Corpuz said IOPC decision to reject 99,800 claims out of the 100,000 claims registered in the second batch of claimants was tantamount to an open declaration of war against the Guimaras oil spill victims.
   
   "The IOPC is not in the position to set standards and parameters in identifying the rightful claimants.That's ridiculous.It is the people of Guimaras and other affected communities should define and declare who are the rightful claimants with the support of recognized people's organizations, non-government organizations and respected government officials," he said.
   
   The Pamalakaya spokesperson said the P 177 million granted by IOPC to 22,000 oil spill victims was still way below compared to the actual number of victims.He said the devastating impact of Guimaras oil spill has spilled over a number of fishing communities in the provinces of Iloilo, Negros, Cebu and Aklan.
   
   Corpuz said not less than 200,000 agricultural producers and dependents, mostly fisherfolk and farmers and their families were affected by the Guimaras oil spill last year based on population census and based on census on population distribution by economic participation
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   The P 863 million Guimaras fund must be released now and let the people in total transparency see how the government would spend this amount for genuine and comprehensive rehabilitation," Corpuz said.
   
   Local government officials had joined the oil spill victims in questioning the delay on the release of funds for Guimaras rehabilitation.