Marcos urged to create fisheries department
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Various fisheries groups are asking President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to certify as urgent a bill creating the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DFAR) to unlock the full potential of the country’s fisheries sector. At present, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), an agency responsible for the development, improvement, management and conservation of the Philippine fisheries and aquatic resources, is under the Department of Agriculture (DA).
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Lagare, J. B. (2022, June 28). Marcos urged to create fisheries department. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A5.
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