The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) on Wednesday said that the P489.6-million “Fuel Assistance to Fisherfolk” on the proposed 2023 budget of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is “insufficient”. “Sa nararapat na P15, 000 production subsidy sa bawat mangingisda, 32, 600 lamang ang sasaklawin ng pondong inilaan para sa fuel subsidy. Napakaliit na bilang ito kumpara sa mahigit dalawang milyong rehistradong mangingisda sa buong bansa,” Ronnel Arambulo, PAMALAKAYA spokesperson, said.

Group: BFAR 2023 budget for fuel aid to fishers insufficient. (2022, September 2). SunStar Pampanga, p. 2.