‘Basil’ program

Senator Cynthia Villar, chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, celebrates with Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol and fishermen from across the Calabarzon region who received certificates for livelihood assistance during the launching ceremony of the ‘Balik Sigla sa Ilog at Lawa’ (BASIL) program at Barangay Baybayin, Los Baños, Laguna. Joining Villar and Piñol were Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources chief Eduardo Gongona, Laguna Lake Development Authority general manager Jaime Medina, and Los Baños Mayor Caesar Perez. Roy Tomandao