PARTYLIST group Anakpawis urged the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to provide alternative livelihood programs for fisherfolk who will be affected by the three-month moratorium on galunggong fishing in Palawan.

Representative Fernando Hicap noted that more than 5000 small fisher folk and their families operating 30 fishing vessels registered in the province will add to the growing number of hunger incidents once the fishing ban takes effect.

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