The Fisheries and Aquaculture Board of the Philippines (FAB) bucked the government’s new rules on frozen fish imports, warning that the tighter regulations would drive food prices to accelerate faster due to possible supply disruptions. FAB Chair Chingling Tanco said the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Administrative Circular 11 series of 2022, which tightened import rules on frozen fish used by industrial users, processors and canners, imposes “additional” constraints on the country’s seafood trade. “There are some points that need clarification. This will result in additional disruptions and uncertainties,” Tanco said in a recent statement.

Arcalas, J. E. Y. (2022, December 16). FAB urges caution in new fish import rules. BusinessMirror, pp. A20, A5.