ILOILO CITY: Some 20 big commercial fishing boat operators based in Western Visayas are slated to hold a two-day fish holiday starting on Tuesday to protest the proposed amendments to the Fisheries Code of the Philippines or Republic Act No. 10564.
However, Philippine Fishing Port Development Authority (PFDA) port manager Edgar Deysolong allayed fears of fish shortage in Iloilo and the rest of the region. He said the fish holiday will not in anyway affect the delivery of fish products from the aquaculture sector and from the municipal fishing industry.
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