A total of 4,451 fisherfolk from five barangays here were happy and grateful to receive rice and cash assistance from the Office of Davao First District Representative Paolo Duterte. The recipients came from barangays 21-C, 22-C, 23-C, 31-D, and 76-A Bucana received the assistance distributed by the lawmaker’s son Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II at the Davao Coastal Road recently. Rolet Gallego, a fisher dealer and president of a fisherfolk association at Sitio Malambuon in Barangay 76-A, said things have become even more difficult as they struggle with what to sell since the fish have been scarce lately.

Trozo, P. (2023, September 29). Over 4K fisherfolk elated on gov't aid. Daily Tribune, p. B15.