“Even with the closed fishing season, there are still many fish in the seas and in the market to choose from. No need to open our floodgates for imported fish because it threatens our local fishers whose fishery and marine products have been always outcompeted by imported ones,” Hicap said.
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Fishers’ group promotes fresh produce at “Bagsakan” solidarity and agri-fishery fair
“Walang katotohanang may shortage ng tilapia, dahil halos hindi na nga ito maibenta ng mga mangingisda sa dami ng supply. Sa pagdedeklara ng DA na may kakulangan sa tilapia, nangangamba kaming maging batayan ito para mag-angkat. Sa importasyon, laging talo ang mga maliliit na mangingisda dahil lalong bumabagsak ang presyo ng produkto namin,” Ronnel Arambulo, PAMALAKAYA leader in Laguna de Bay said during the Bagsakan event.
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