“We need to make sure that the impact of every decision made would not imperil efforts to boost our food security.”
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan is questioning the Supreme Court's decision to allow commercial fishing in municipal waters, as he warns of its consequences amid the Philippines’ declining fisheries production.Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan is questioning the Supreme Court's decision to allow commercial fishing in municipal waters, as he warns of its consequences amid the Philippines’ declining fisheries production.
Citing data from the Philippine Statistics Authority , the lawmaker noted that the Philippines produced 1.02 million metric tons of fish in the second quarter of 2024. This was a noticeable decrease of 6.2 percent from the 1.07 million MT output recorded in the same period in 2023. The SC recently upheld a 2023 ruling of the Malabon Regional Trial Court that declared certain provisions of the Fisheries Code as unconstitutional.
Yamsuan, chairman of the House Committee on Aquaculture and Fisheries Resources, has met with key officials of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to discuss possible new legislation and other measures to protect the welfare of Filipino fisherfolk.
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