The provincial government of Cebu welcomed a proposal from the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority to build a regional fish port in the province.
PFDA acting general manager Glen Pangapalan met Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia early in July to discuss the proposal that is expected to assist local fishers in the area.
PFDA said the proposal could help uplift more fisherfolk in the Cebu region and improve the already robust economy of Cebu.
The project is also designed to boost the production of commercial fisheries, municipal fisheries and aquaculture in the province.
PFDA said the project would be pushed to become one of the priority projects of the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Based on the latest Philippine Statistics Authority data for 2021, Cebu recorded the highest annual increase in the value of production in agriculture and fisheries in Central Visayas at 7.3 percent.
PFDA sees it fit to put up a regional fish port in Cebu, as the province is considered as the economic center in Central Visayas.
Garcia expressed full support for the project. She said the port should be in a strategic place in Cebu which could be accessible to fishing vessels from neighboring provinces in Central Visayas like Bohol, Siquijor and Negros Oriental.