The country’s fisheries production slightly improved in the second quarter amid better output in the municipal sector. Latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed that total volume of fisheries went up 0.4 percent to 1.1 million metric tons (MT). Municipal fisheries registered a 4.3 percent increase in production to 309,862 MT. Of the total volume, 87 percent came from marine municipal fisheries while the rest came from inland.

Simeon, L. M. (2019, August 18). Fisheries output falls flat in Q2. The Philippine Star, p. B4.