Saturday, May 21, 2022
manilastandard.net
ADVERTISEMENT
  • About
  • News
    • Top Stories
    • National
    • World News
    • Pinoy Abroad
    • Features
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Columns
    • Soundbytes
  • LGUs
    • NCR
    • Luzon
    • Visayas
    • Mindanao
  • Business
    • Corporate
    • Economy & Trade
    • Stocks
    • Money
    • Agri & Mining
    • Power & Tech
    • IT & Telecom
  • Sports
    • Basketball
    • Volleyball
    • Fightsports
    • Active
    • Sports Plus
    • One Championship
    • Columns
  • Entertainment
    • TV & Movies
    • Celebrity Profiles
    • Music & Concerts
    • Digital Media
    • Columns
  • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Culture & Media
    • Fashion
    • Health and Home
    • Leisure
    • Shopping
    • Columns
  • Others
    • Pets
    • Pop.Life
      • Newsmakers
      • Hangouts
      • A-Pop
      • Post Its
      • Performances
      • Malls & Bazaars
      • Hobbies & Collections
    • Technology
      • Gadgets
      • Computers
      • Business
      • Tech Plus
    • MS ON THE ROAD
      • Sedan
      • SUV
      • Truck
      • Bike
      • Accessories
      • Motoring Plus
      • Commuter’s Corner
    • Home & Design
      • Residential
      • Commercial
      • Construction
      • Interior
    • Spotlight
    • Gallery
      • Photos
      • Videos
    • Events
      • Seminars
      • Exhibits
      • Community
    • Biyahero
      • Travel Features
      • Travel Reels
      • Travel Logs
  • Advertise with Us
No Result
View All Result
  • About
  • News
    • Top Stories
    • National
    • World News
    • Pinoy Abroad
    • Features
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Columns
    • Soundbytes
  • LGUs
    • NCR
    • Luzon
    • Visayas
    • Mindanao
  • Business
    • Corporate
    • Economy & Trade
    • Stocks
    • Money
    • Agri & Mining
    • Power & Tech
    • IT & Telecom
  • Sports
    • Basketball
    • Volleyball
    • Fightsports
    • Active
    • Sports Plus
    • One Championship
    • Columns
  • Entertainment
    • TV & Movies
    • Celebrity Profiles
    • Music & Concerts
    • Digital Media
    • Columns
  • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Culture & Media
    • Fashion
    • Health and Home
    • Leisure
    • Shopping
    • Columns
  • Others
    • Pets
    • Pop.Life
      • Newsmakers
      • Hangouts
      • A-Pop
      • Post Its
      • Performances
      • Malls & Bazaars
      • Hobbies & Collections
    • Technology
      • Gadgets
      • Computers
      • Business
      • Tech Plus
    • MS ON THE ROAD
      • Sedan
      • SUV
      • Truck
      • Bike
      • Accessories
      • Motoring Plus
      • Commuter’s Corner
    • Home & Design
      • Residential
      • Commercial
      • Construction
      • Interior
    • Spotlight
    • Gallery
      • Photos
      • Videos
    • Events
      • Seminars
      • Exhibits
      • Community
    • Biyahero
      • Travel Features
      • Travel Reels
      • Travel Logs
  • Advertise with Us
No Result
View All Result
manilastandard.net
No Result
View All Result
Home News National

Solons seek probe on fish imports

Macon Ramos-AranetaMaricel CruzbyMacon Ramos-AranetaandMaricel Cruz
January 26, 2022, 12:25 am
in National, News
Reading Time: 3 mins read
A A
80
SHARES
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Email

The Makabayan Bloc has filed a resolution asking the House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture and Food to investigate, in aid of legislation, the impact of the importation of round scad fish or “galunggong” on the livelihood and economic status of fishermen.

The resolution was introduced by Bayan Muna Reps. Eufemia Cullamat, Carlos Zarate and Ferdinand Gaite, Gabriela Rep. Arlene Brosas, ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro, and Kabataan Rep. Sarah Jane Elago.

At the same time, Senator Imee Marcos called out the Department of Agriculture for conjuring a “fake shortage” to justify the importation of 60,000 metric tons of fish.

Marcos, who chairs the Senate committee on economic affairs, asserted there was ample supply of fish for the first quarter of the year and that importation would only deal a fatal blow to local fisheries.

“Stop this rampant importation that will kill our local fisheries,” Marcos said.

ADVERTISEMENT

“We have enough fish from stocks unsold in 2021 and yet to be delivered until March. The closed fishing season is also about to end,” she added.

Meanwhile, Sen. Cynthia Villar, who chairs the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, said the implementation of the closed fishing season could be suspended amid the reported shortage in fish supply, as she questioned the approved importation.

She told a hearing Monday: “If they think Odette affected the fishing industry, they could have temporarily suspended the closed season…
Why didn’t they suspend it?… It seems like they favored the importers over the fisherfolk. That’s why their action looks questionable.)
Villar said fisherfolk groups sought her help to stop the importation.

But she said she advised them to report to President Rodrigo Duterte because DA officials did not listen to her.

The DA claims that the damage wrought by Typhoon Odette to the fishery sector in December demanded the importation of galunggong (round scad), sardines, and mackerel, while the annual fishing ban remains in effect between November and February.

But January 12 data of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – Fisheries Inspection and Quarantine Division show that only 14,349 MT of fish have been sold in the market, out of the 60,000 MT allocated to 25 importers who have applied for 48,985 MT so far.

Thus, almost 35,000 MT of fish in storage and incoming shipments will be available, apart from the 11,015 MT still open for import applications, Marcos pointed out.

Marcos lamented that the DA turned a deaf ear to a unanimous recommendation of the National Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council that there was “no need for the issuance of a certificate of necessity to import for the first quarter of 2022,” as stated in the council’s Resolution 3, Series of 2022.

The NFARMC is an advisory and recommendatory body that must be consulted by the DA under Section 61 of the Fisheries Code.

The Makabayan resolution followed the Department of Agriculture announcement on Jan. 18 that it approved the importation of 60,000 metric tons of frozen small pelagic fishes like galunggong for local wet markets, to cover the expected shortage in local supply due to the pandemic and typhoons.

In their resolution, the lawmakers noted that the Philippines had been increasingly importing galunggong since 2018.

“Based on government data, the annual importation of galunggong are as follows: 17,000 MT in 2018; 45,000 MT in 2019; 30,000 MT in 2020;
60,000 MT in 2021 and 60,000 for 2022,” they said.

The resolution also pointed out that the retail price of galunggong remained high and unaffordable for consumers, with the price now at
P250-P280/kilogram in markets.

The fisherfolk group PAMALAKAYA said the “unreasonable prices of galunggong was mainly caused by the government’s failure to regulate private traders who secure their profits by manipulating and jacking up the wholesale prices of galunggong that eventually pushes up the retail prices at unaffordable levels.”

House Resolution 2467 cited the PAMALAKAYA’s warning that the renewed galunggong importation will further drive down the farmgate prices of fish, and force fishermen into economic crisis and bankruptcy.

Tags: Committee on Agriculture and FoodHouse of RepresentaivesMakabayan Bloc
ADVERTISEMENT
Macon Ramos-Araneta

Macon Ramos-Araneta

Maricel Cruz

Maricel Cruz

Related Posts

North Korean nuclear sabre rattling overshadows Biden’s South Korea trip

byAFP
May 21, 2022, 12:30 pm
0
147
North Korean nuclear sabre rattling overshadows Biden’s South Korea trip

President Joe Biden and South Korea's newly sworn-in President Yoon Suk-yeol meet Saturday in Seoul to discuss fears of a...

Read more

Cannes film-makers urge France to face up to colonial past

byAFP
May 21, 2022, 12:00 pm
0
138
Cannes film-makers urge France to face up to colonial past

Film-makers are holding up a mirror to France over its colonial past at the Cannes festival, helped by star power...

Read more

Canada celebrates political icon ‘Hurricane Hazel’, aged 101

byAFP
May 21, 2022, 11:30 am
0
138
Canada celebrates political icon ‘Hurricane Hazel’, aged 101

Hazel McCallion, 101, was recently reappointed to the board of Canada's largest airport as she forges ahead with a career...

Read more

Judge blocks Biden plan to lift border expulsion policy

byAFP
May 21, 2022, 11:00 am
0
147
Biden urges Russia to stop military activities at Ukraine nuclear site

A health rule imposed at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic that has blocked most asylum seekers at the US...

Read more

Trump pays $110,000 fine for blocking New York state tax probe

byAFP
May 21, 2022, 9:59 am
0
236

Former US President Donald Trump has paid a $110,000 fine for obstructing a major tax evasion investigation led since 2019...

Read more

Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian teenager in West Bank clashes: Palestinian ministry

byAFP
May 21, 2022, 9:54 am
0
139
Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian teenager in West Bank clashes: Palestinian ministry

A Palestinian teenager was shot dead by Israeli forces early Saturday during a raid in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said....

Read more

Stories you may like

  • Ex-Naga dad links Leni’s brother-in-law to illegal drugs

    Ex-Naga dad links Leni’s brother-in-law to illegal drugs

    35886 shares
    Share 14354 Tweet 8972
  • Of course, it was BBM’s project

    30293 shares
    Share 12117 Tweet 7573
  • INC endorses BBM, Sara

    28670 shares
    Share 11468 Tweet 7168
  • Duterte’s seven biggest achievements

    18455 shares
    Share 7382 Tweet 4614
  • Marcos leads SWS survey on presidentiables at 50%

    13541 shares
    Share 5416 Tweet 3385

Print Edition

View More

Recent Posts

  • STI’s income jumps 192% to P241.2 million
  • North Korean nuclear sabre rattling overshadows Biden’s South Korea trip
  • Cannes film-makers urge France to face up to colonial past
  • Nike Fort unveils new sporting hub in Manila
  • Tanduay Athletics-PVF Inter-Province volleyfest set
  • Mamba family thanks supporters for new mandate in Cagayan
  • Canada celebrates political icon ‘Hurricane Hazel’, aged 101
  • Goorjian excited to coach Bay Area Dragons in PBA

Advertisement

Latest News

Mamba family thanks supporters for new mandate in Cagayan

byManilaStandard
May 21, 2022, 11:34 am
0
364
Mamba family thanks supporters for new mandate in Cagayan

By Jessica M. BacudTUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Mamba clan gained a mandate for another three years of leadership in...

Read more

Canada celebrates political icon ‘Hurricane Hazel’, aged 101

byAFP
May 21, 2022, 11:30 am
0
138
Canada celebrates political icon ‘Hurricane Hazel’, aged 101

Hazel McCallion, 101, was recently reappointed to the board of Canada's largest airport as she forges ahead with a career...

Read more

Goorjian excited to coach Bay Area Dragons in PBA

byManila Standard Sports
May 21, 2022, 11:29 am
0
142
Goorjian excited to coach Bay Area Dragons in PBA

By Peter Atencio Brian Goorjian, considered as the most successful coach in Australian basketball, said he is glad to accept...

Read more

4 PH boxers barge into SEAG finals

byManila Standard Sports
May 21, 2022, 11:24 am
0
154
4 PH boxers barge into SEAG finals

Rogen Ladon, Eumir Felix Marcial, Ian Clark Bautista and Irish Magno will go for the gold on Sunday in the...

Read more

Smart to stream UAAP Cheerdance Competition on GigaPlay app for free

byManila Standard Sports
May 21, 2022, 11:19 am
0
136
Smart to stream UAAP Cheerdance Competition on GigaPlay app for free

Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), the official digital partner of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), will treat fans...

Read more

Advertisement

ADVERTISEMENT
Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube

ABOUT US

Manila Standard

Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.

Digital Edition

In tone and content, the online edition mirrors the editorial thrust of the newspaper. While hewing to the traditional precepts of fairness and objectivity, MS believes the news of the day need not be staid, overly long or dry. Stories are succinct, readable and written in a lively style that has become a hallmark of the newspaper.

Download – Today’s Paper

Search

No Result
View All Result

6th Floor Universal Re Bldg., 106 Paseo De Roxas cor. Perea Street, Legaspi Village, 1226 Makati City Philippines

Trunklines: 832-5554, 832-5556, 832-5558

© 2021 Manila Standard - Designed and Developed by Neitiviti Studios.

No Result
View All Result
  • About
  • News
    • Top Stories
    • National
    • World News
    • Pinoy Abroad
    • Features
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Columns
    • Soundbytes
  • LGUs
    • NCR
    • Luzon
    • Visayas
    • Mindanao
  • Business
    • Corporate
    • Economy & Trade
    • Stocks
    • Money
    • Agri & Mining
    • Power & Tech
    • IT & Telecom
  • Sports
    • Basketball
    • Volleyball
    • Fightsports
    • Active
    • Sports Plus
    • One Championship
    • Columns
  • Entertainment
    • TV & Movies
    • Celebrity Profiles
    • Music & Concerts
    • Digital Media
    • Columns
  • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Culture & Media
    • Fashion
    • Health and Home
    • Leisure
    • Shopping
    • Columns
  • Pop.Life
    • Newsmakers
    • Hangouts
    • A-Pop
    • Post Its
    • Performances
    • Malls & Bazaars
    • Hobbies & Collections
  • Technology
    • Gadgets
    • Computers
    • Business
    • Tech Plus
  • MS ON THE ROAD
    • Sedan
    • SUV
    • Truck
    • Bike
    • Accessories
    • Motoring Plus
    • Commuter’s Corner
  • Home & Design
    • Residential
    • Commercial
    • Construction
    • Interior
  • Spotlight
  • Gallery
    • Photos
    • Videos
  • Events
    • Seminars
    • Exhibits
    • Community
  • Biyahero
    • Travel Features
    • Travel Reels
    • Travel Logs
  • Pets
  • Advertise with Us

© 2021 Manila Standard - Designed and Developed by Neitiviti Studios.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Install Manila Standard Web App

Install App