At a time when fishermen face grave threats to their livelihood because of the encroachment of Chinese vessels in Philippine waters, one company paid tribute to the country’s fisherfolk and recognized the gallantry of the men risking life and limb just to provide food to every Filipino household. For successfully breeding sea urchins in Balaoan, La Union, fisherfolk leader Dante Noces was proclaimed “Kapitan Kress” and hero of the fishing industry, besting hundreds of other contenders for the P50,000 prize money. Noces was proclaimed grand winner of the Kapitan Kress Bayaning Mangingisda Search 2021 in a scaled down program held last May, which culminated a months-long search conducted by German brand Kress Elektrowerkzeuge.

Adina, A. (2021, September 12). Sea urchin grower hailed. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. B2.