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Build roads, stop fish smuggling'
Romero, Maria (Concept & Information Group, Inc., 2022-12-19)
A network of agriculture groups said the government must ramp up efforts to scrutinize smugglers and importers diverting fish products to the wet market that violates existing regulations. In a press statement early this week, Tugon Kabuhayan, an umbrella group of food security advocates, said government authorities should hasten the construction of more roads from fish facilities to markets.
Bulk-buying of sardines mulled
Romero, Maria (Concept & Information Group, Inc., 2022-09-19)
Cannery owners are mulling bulk-buying sardines from municipal fishers to sustain their livelihood and keep the cheap prices of the canned goods, a social product that has helped keep Filipino families afloat, especially during disasters and calamities. At a press conference on Monday, Francisco Buencamino, executive director of the Sardines Canners Association of the Philippines, said his group would need the support of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to support the proposed initiative. “We want to discuss this matter with the BFAR but they are not responsive to our letters. I would love the privilege of having discussions with them. We need to directly agree to craft an agreement, which will also help us avert any crisis,” Buencamino told reporters.