Malacañang suspended the implementation of a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) order, which required fishing operators to install satellite transponders so their commercial fishing vessels could be monitored. Through a memorandum Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed, the administration suspended the enforcement of Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) No. 266, which also required commercial fishers to report their catch through Vessel Monitoring Measures (VMM) and an Electronic Reporting System (ERS).

Palace suspends fishing vessels monitoring. (2023, April 11). Panay News, p. 14.