Key government officials reiterated their support for the growth of the shrimp industry, one of the major aquaculture commodities in the country, during the virtual 13th Philippine Shrimp Congress. Senator Cynthia Villar, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, and Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, in her keynote speech during the opening ceremony of the event on Tuesday, recognized that the shrimp aquaculture industry of the Philippines is continuously growing and provides huge income to the country, provide jobs to the people, and secures food supply to the people. “The Philippine shrimp industry has been successfully exporting to the strict Japanese market. The Philippines is an archipelagic country and it can go a long way in developing its municipal waters and aquaculture farms," she said.

Gov't reiterates support to PH shrimp industry. (2021, November 11). Daily Guardian, p. 6.